Question

Determine the formal charge of fluorine in CF4

Answer 1

To do so, we need to do the following steps:

Step 1: Determine the central atom in the molecule.

Step 2: Calculate the total number of valence electrons present.

Step 3: Draw the Lewis structure for the molecule.

Step 4: Calculate the formal charge for the indicated atom.

Answer 2

Answer:

Zero

Explanation:

This is a covalent molecule, no electrons are lost or gained rather they are shared.  Both atoms in the molecule are zero