Question

How to find formal charge from
the CO2​

Answer 1

Formal charge = [# of valence electrons] – [electrons in lone pairs + 1/2 the number of bonding electrons]

This formula explicitly spells out the relationship between the number of bonding electrons and their relationship to how many are formally “owned” by the atom. However, since the “number of bonding electrons divided by 2” term is also equal to the number of bonds surrounding the atom, here’s the shortcut formula:

Formal Charge = [# of valence electrons on atom] – [non-bonded electrons + number of bonds].

Let’s apply it to some examples. for example BH4 (top left corner).

  The number of valence electrons for boron is 3.

  The number of non-bonded electrons is zero.

  The number of bonds around boron is 4.

So formal charge = 3 – (0 + 4)  = 3 – 4  = –1

The formal charge of B in BH4 is negative 1.

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