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Charged Molecule
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 11:28 pm
by Jose Lupian 1C
What different procedure do we take when trying to figure out the formal charge of a charged molecule compared to one with no charge?
Re: Charged Molecule
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 11:30 pm
by JulietOttenberg-1C
When the molecule has a charge, all the formal charges of the atoms in the molecule added together will add up to the charge of the molecule
Re: Charged Molecule
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 10:00 pm
by Komal Prakash 1H
Thus, the procedure for finding the formal charges of each atom will be the same; however, when those calculated formal charges are added up, they will add up to the charge of the molecule rather than zero or some other low number.