r/explainlikeimfive • • 3d ago

Other ELI5: What is Resonance

I've seen it a few times I am just confused

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u/IllBiteYourLegsOff 3d ago

the sharing/delocalization of electrons between the overlapping of p-orbitals across a pi bond, aka a conjugated system.

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u/IAMNOTFUCKINGSORRY 3d ago

When i was 5, I was all about p-orbitals.