If the overall charge of a Lewis Structure is -1, does that mean all the atoms' charges are adding to -1?

[Darren Nguyen 1F]

So for ions, do the formal charges need to equal the charge of the whole molecule?

[Michael Nguyen 1E]

Yes, if you are drawing a Lewis structure for an ion, the sum of all of the formal charges in the ion must equal the total charge of the ion.

[MMckinney_4H]

Yes, they should all add up to -1. The individual charges can vary so long as the entire molecule's overall charge matches the given charge. But you must also keep in mind that the individual charges should be the lowest that they can be.

[Dakota Walker 1L]

Yes! The molecule will have an overall charge of -1, so each atom will have its own charge (likely -2 and +1) allowing the whole molecule to add to -1.

[Doreen Liu 4D]

Yes because the formal charges have to add/subtract to -1.