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NEET 2026
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NEET
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2026
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Chemistry
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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

NEET 2026 · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The correct formal charges on oxygen atoms numbered 2 , 1 and 3...

The correct formal charges on oxygen atoms numbered 22, 11 and 33 respectively are :
The correct formal charges on oxygen atoms numbered 2 , 1 and 3 respectively are :

Options

  1. A−1,0,+1-1, 0, +1
  2. B0,+1,−10, +1, -1
  3. C0,0,00, 0, 0
  4. D+1,0,−1+1, 0, -1

Correct answer

B. 0,+1,−10, +1, -1

Step-by-step solution

The formal charge (FC) on an atom in a Lewis structure is given by the formula:

FC=V−L−S2FC = V - L - \dfrac{S}{2}

where VV is the number of valence electrons, LL is the number of non-bonding electrons, and SS is the number of shared (bonding) electrons.

For oxygen, the number of valence electrons is V=6V = 6.

For oxygen atom 11 (central atom):
It has 11 lone pair (22 non-bonding electrons)and3and 3 bonds (66 shared electrons).
FC1=6−2−62=+1FC_{1} = 6 - 2 - \dfrac{6}{2} = +1

For oxygen atom 22 (left atom):
It has 22 lone pairs (44 non-bonding electrons)and2and 2 bonds (44 shared electrons).
FC2=6−4−42=0FC_{2} = 6 - 4 - \dfrac{4}{2} = 0

For oxygen atom 33 (right atom):
It has 33 lone pairs (66 non-bonding electrons)and1and 1 bond (22 shared electrons).
FC3=6−6−22=−1FC_{3} = 6 - 6 - \dfrac{2}{2} = -1

The formal charges on oxygen atoms numbered 22, 11, and 33 respectively are 0,+1,−10, +1, -1.

Answer: 0,+1,−10, +1, -1
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