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  1. Resonance (chemistry)

    In chemistry, resonance, also called mesomerism, is a way of describing bonding in certain molecules or polyatomic ions by the combination of several contributing structures (or forms, also variously known as resonance structures or canonical structures) into a resonance hybrid (or hybrid structure) in valence bond theory. It has particular value for analyzing delocalized electrons where the bonding cannot be expressed by one single Lewis structure.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of resonance (chemistry) in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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    The numerical value of resonance (chemistry) in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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