resonance hybrid
noun
: a compound, molecule, ion, or radical exhibiting resonance and having a structure represented in the written form as the average of two or more structural formulas separated each from the next by a double-headed arrow
the resonance hybrid of carbon dioxide is represented by−O−C≡O+⇆O=C=O⇆+O≡C−O−
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