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What is a formal charge ? |
| Answer» The formal charge of an atom in a polyatomic ion or a molecule is defined as the difference between the number of valence electrons in an isolated and the number of electrons assigned to that atom in a Lewis structure . Formal charge =Total number of valence electrons in free atom - Total number of non bonding electrons - 1/2( Total number of bonding electrons) | |