AP EAMCET20224 Jul 2022Evening ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
The formal charges of atoms 1 , 2 and 3 in the ion O 1 = N 2 = O 3 + is
Options
- A0 , + 2 , - 1
- B0 , + 1 , 0
- C+ 2 , 0 , - 1
- D+ 1 , 0 , 0
Correct answer
B. 0 , + 1 , 0
Step-by-step solution
We know, Formal charge = valence electrons - non-bonding electrons - bonding   electrons 2 Given structure is O . . . . = N = O . . . . + Formal charge on the left most oxygen atom = 6 - 4 - 4 2 = 0 Formal charge on the nitrogen atom in the middle = 5 - 0 - 8 2 = + 1 Formal charge on the right most oxygen atom = 6 - 4 - 4 2 = 0