(a) When talking about atoms in a Lewis structure, what is meant by the term formal charge?...
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(b) Does the formal charge of an atom represent the actual charge on that atom? Explain.
(c) How does the formal charge of an atom in a Lewis structure differ from the oxidation number of the atom?
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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