Consider the incomplete structure. Add formal charges as necessary to the structure. All unshared valence electrons are shown. If you need to revert the drawing palette to the original state, select the More menu, then select Reset Drawing. Add formal charges What is the net charge on the species? Select Draw Rings More Erase O+1 O-2 O +2 O-1 :ö:

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Consider the incomplete structure. Add formal charges as necessary to the structure. All unshared valence electrons are
shown. If you need to revert the drawing palette to the original state, select the More menu, then select Reset Drawing.
Add formal charges
What is the net charge on the species?
Select Draw
Rings
More
Erase
Cl
O +1
-2
+2
-1
:ö:
Transcribed Image Text:Loudon presented by Macmillan Learning Consider the incomplete structure. Add formal charges as necessary to the structure. All unshared valence electrons are shown. If you need to revert the drawing palette to the original state, select the More menu, then select Reset Drawing. Add formal charges What is the net charge on the species? Select Draw Rings More Erase Cl O +1 -2 +2 -1 :ö:
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Formal charge = no of valance electrons - (no of covalent bonds + no of lone pair electrons)

 

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