Resonance Lecture Question

[Stacey Phan 2I]

I’m wondering what the L stands for in the formal charge formula: FC = V - (S/2 + L)
Does it stand for lone paired electrons (number of electrons in all the lone pairs) or lone pairs (number of lone pairs)?

[Victor Li 2A]

The L stands for the number of lone pair e- (the dots around the atom).

[Olivia Yang 3J]

It means lone pair electrons or non-bonding electrons

[Rose_Malki_3G]

It represents lone pairs (electrons not involved in the actual bonding/not shared elections)

[Taber Ball 1F]

Would you count the lone pair electrons individually or as a pair?

For example, if there was a chlorine atom single bonded would that atom have L = 6 as in six individual electrons or L = 3 as in 3 pairs of electrons?

Thanks for the clarification (:

[Kayla Law 2D]

Would you count the lone pair electrons individually or as a pair?

For example, if there was a chlorine atom single bonded would that atom have L = 6 as in six individual electrons or L = 3 as in 3 pairs of electrons?

Thanks for the clarification (:

I believe that L would equal 6 :)

[Taber Ball 1F]

Would you count the lone pair electrons individually or as a pair?

For example, if there was a chlorine atom single bonded would that atom have L = 6 as in six individual electrons or L = 3 as in 3 pairs of electrons?

Thanks for the clarification (:

I believe that L would equal 6 :)

Ok awesome! Thanks so much Kayla!

[Ariel Guan 1H]

L stands for the number of lone pair electrons! So if you were to count the lone pair e- for one atom, one dot would = one lone pair e-.

[Jonathan Batac - 2D]

L stands for the actual number of electrons (or dots, if you will), not the total amount of lone pairs. For example, there may be two lone pairs of electrons, but L will be 4 because there are four individual electrons.

[Stacey Phan 2I]

L stands for the actual number of electrons (or dots, if you will), not the total amount of lone pairs. For example, there may be two lone pairs of electrons, but L will be 4 because there are four individual electrons.

Thank you for this example this cleared everything up!

[t_rasul2I]

The L stands for the number of lone electrons, or dots on the Lewis Structure.