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Identify any formal charges in the following structures:
Chapter 2, Problem 2.53(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Identify any formal charges in the following structures: (a) O (b) N N (c) O (d) N
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Identify any formal charges in the following structures: (a) O (b) N N (c) O (d) N
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
a. The easiest way to assign formal charges is by recognizing patterns for each atom. Soon they will become second nature. In this molecule, the oxygen has three lone pairs and one bond, so it is negatively charged.