Chemistry, asked by vanshikanalwa, 11 months ago

calculate the formal charge on CN-

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Because the number of valence electrons on a neutral N atom is 5, its formal charge is 5 - 5 = 0. Thus the formal charges on the atoms in the Lewis structure of CN- are: Notice that the sum of the formal charges equals the overall charge on the ion, 1-.

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