Compare the electrostatic potential maps for cycloheptatrienone and cyclopentadienone.

Both of these maps were created using the same color scale so they can be compared. Notice the difference between the oxygen atoms in these two compounds. There is more partial negative character on the oxygen in the first compound (cycloheptatrienone). Can you offer an explanation for this difference?

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Cycloheptatrienone Cyclopentadienone