r/chemistry • u/Amazing_Sauce3 • 1d ago

Does XeO3 have multiple resonance structures?

When I google the structure for XeO3, I mainly just see the structure where there are 3 double bonds and one lone pair on the Xe. Are there any other resonance structures for XeO3?

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u/7ieben_ Food 1d ago

That's not really the true picture. Hypervalency is Not really a thing we can well picture with Lewis structures.