Contributing resonance structures cannot have contributors whose sigma bonds have been broken.

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In resonance structures, the pi bonds and lone pairs are moved around, but the sigma bonds remain in place. Breaking sigma bonds would result in a different molecule altogether and would not be a resonance contributor.

Contributing Resonance Structures Cannot Have Contributors Whose Sigma Bonds Have