which is the more stable structure, because we have two different structures here.

哪一个结构更加稳定，因为我们这里有两个不同的结构。

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So, we can also get into a case where we have similar values in terms of absolute values of formal charge between two different molecules we're deciding between in their Lewis structures.

我们还可能遇到另外一种情况,那就是在我们需要进行,选择的两种路易斯结构中,形式电荷具有相似的绝对值。

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And resonance is the idea that sometimes one single Lewis structure does not adequately describe the electron configuration around a given molecule, so instead you need to draw two different Lewis structures to describe that more appropriately.

而所谓共振态,就是有时候一个路易斯结构不足以,完整描述一个给定分子的电子排布，因此这时你需要同时画出两个,不同的路易斯结构来描述它,这样会更恰当。

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