Formal Charge
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Formal Charge
What is the best way to remember how to calculate formal charge since the equation will not be given to us?
Re: Formal Charge
what works for me is just doing valence electrons - nonbonding electrons - bonding electrons/2
i just try to remember the total you have is the valence, then you remove the lone electrons you used, then the bonding electrons divided by 2 because they're shared
i just try to remember the total you have is the valence, then you remove the lone electrons you used, then the bonding electrons divided by 2 because they're shared
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Re: Formal Charge
I just count the number of valence electrons the element has and subtract that with the number of lone electrons (dots) and bonds (lines) associated with it.
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Re: Formal Charge
Other than just memorizing it, practice makes you know it and then calculate them faster.
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