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The acetate anion has two resonance structures of the same energy; one in which the π bond is on one oxygen, the other where it's on the other oxygen.

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Acetate ion (CH3COO-) has 2 resonance structures. The negative charge can be delocalized between the two oxygen atoms, resulting in two possible arrangements of the double bond within the molecule.

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