Consider the bicarbonate ion (also called the hydrogen carbonate ion). After drawing the correct Lewis dot structure(s), you would see

Q. Consider the bicarbonate ion (also called the hydrogen carbonate ion). After drawing the correct Lewis dot structure(s), you would see:

1. two double bonds around the central carbon atom.
2. three single bonds around the central carbon atom.
3. four single bonds around the central carbon atom.
4. two equivalent resonance forms.
5. three equivalent resonance forms.

Answer: two equivalent resonance forms.