Formal Charge

[Katherine Brenner 3H]

When you calculate a formal charge and get 1- will that be a formal charge of +1 or -1 because it is an electcron?

[Emily_4B]

It would be -1

[philipraj_1F]

It does not matter that it is a electron, it will be 1-

[kpang_4H]

Formal charge is valence minus number of lines and dots, and you can get a negative or a postiive answer when you do that

[Samudrala_Vaishnavi 3A]

The charge would just be the result that you get directly from your equation, which is -1 in this case. Just because it's an electron doesn't make a difference since the equation only applies to electrons and with that reasoning and the equation, there is no way we will ALWAYS get a negative number.

[Inderpal Singh 2L]

You would get 1- for this.

[Sejal Parsi 3K]

Regardless of the fact that it is an electron, it will be 1-.

[Jordi M 2I]

Formal charge is calculating the oxidative state of the atom so whatever number you get is the actual charge of the atom. Just remember that a negative charge means an atom has more electrons than its ground state and a positive charge means that it has lost an electron.

[Kimiya Aframian IB]

When you calculate a formal charge and get 1- will that be a formal charge of +1 or -1 because it is an electcron?

Hi! Formal charge can be positive, negative, or neutral, and in this case it would be negative. Hope this helps!

[Haochen He 3L]

It would be -1 then :)

[Mackenzie Stockton 2H]

It doesn't matter if its an electron, formal charge is the # of valence e's - (# dots) - (#lines) to put it simply. So if you get -1 when you do this, the Formal Charge would be -1.

[Daniela Santana 2L]

The formal charge would be -1. Hope this helps!