Given That the Acetate Anion Has the These Equally Important

Multiple Choice

Given that the acetate anion has the these equally important resonance structures, what is the bond order of each carbon-oxygen bond?

A) The bond order of all carbon-oxygen bonds is ⅓.
B) The bond order of all carbon-oxygen bonds is ½.
C) The bond order of all carbon-oxygen bonds is 1.0.
D) The bond order of all carbon-oxygen bonds is 1.5.
E) The bond order of one carbon-oxygen bond is 1.0, and the bond order of the other carbon-oxygen is ½.f.
The bond order of all carbon-oxygen bonds is 2.0.