NEET2026Chemistry
Q.

The correct formal charges on oxygen atoms numbered 2, 1 and 3 respectively are :
- A
0, 0, 0
- B
- C
- D
Solution
Formal charge = (valence electrons) (lone pair electrons) (bonding electrons).
For atom (2), doubly bonded to central O with two lone pairs: .
For atom (1), the central O with one lone pair and a single + a double bond: .
For atom (3), singly bonded to central O with three lone pairs: .
So the formal charges on atoms 2, 1 and 3 are 0, +1 and respectively.
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