JEE Main 2003 Chemistry question

In the anion the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it?

Answer: (2)

Solution

The formate ion has two equivalent resonance structures, ; the negative charge and the π bond are delocalised equally over both oxygens, so

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