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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Why resonance hybrid is more stable than canonical form

Profile image of Akhtar wali
6 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Dear student
In Hybrid, all of theorbitals are overlapping simultaneously. So if we make a bond by using more orbitals with proper alignment, it should be more stable. That's Why in most of the cases (not always), the Hybrid is more stable than canonical structures.
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Profile image of Sai Soumya
6 Years ago
As resonance involves delocalisation , the overall energy of the compound or molecule lowers down (partial charges appear) 
Equivalent energy is present everywhere which makes it stable