CHM 1046C Name:_____________________
Module
4iii - Part Q: Formal Charge
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1. Using the method of the octet rule, the following structure was drawn:
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Assign the formal charge to
each atom in the Lewis Structure Show the nonzero formal
charges on the Lewis structure by Placing them in circles
alongside the atoms |
Formal Charge |
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Valence Electrons |
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Nonbonding Val
Electrons |
- |
Bonding
e1- 2 |
= |
Total |
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Sum of
the formal charges in the molecule = ______
2. Using the method of the formal charge, the following structure was drawn:
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Assign the formal charge to
each atom in the Lewis Structure Show the nonzero formal
charges on the Lewis structure by Placing them in circles
alongside the atoms |
Formal Charge |
= |
Valence Electrons |
- |
Nonbonding Val
Electrons |
- |
Bonding
e1- 2 |
= |
Total |
S |
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Sum of the formal charges in the
molecule = ______
Explain why the
structure in #2 is more preferred than #1!
3.Using the method of the octet rule, the following structure was drawn:
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Assign the formal charge to
each atom in the Lewis Structure Show the nonzero formal
charges on the Lewis structure by Placing them in circles
alongside the atoms |
Formal Charge |
= |
Valence Electrons |
- |
Nonbonding Val
Electrons |
- |
Bonding
e1- 2 |
= |
Total |
S |
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Sum of the formal charges in the
molecule = ______
4. Using the method of the octet rule, the following structure was drawn:
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Assign the formal charge to
each atom in the Lewis Structure Show the nonzero formal
charges on the Lewis structure by Placing them in circles
alongside the atoms |
Formal Charge |
= |
Valence Electrons |
- |
Nonbonding Val
Electrons |
- |
Bonding
e1- 2 |
= |
Total |
S |
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Sum of the formal charges in the
molecule = ______
Explain why the
structure in #4 is more preferred than #3!