Under what conditions can resonance structures be drawn?

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(N/A) Resonance structures can be drawn under the following conditions:
$(i)$ When the molecule contains alternating multiple bonds (conjugation).
$(ii)$ When an atom involved in a double bond possesses a lone pair of electrons.

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