[The anion HCOO–] In the anion HCOO– the two carbon–oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is t

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

Electronic orbitals of carbon atom are hybridised

The C=O bond is weaker than the C–O bond

The anion HCOO^– has two resonating structures

The anion is obtained by removal of a proton from the acid molecule

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