Chemistry, asked by jkj1818, 1 year ago

what is the formal charge of c in cocl2

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Answered by khushikaria99
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The charge in carbon here is +4


jkj1818: how
khushikaria99: Oxygen charge -2 And chlorine has -1 but there are 2 chlorine that is why -1*2 therefore-2+-2 equals -4 to balance the charge carbon had to have +4 and carbon has a possibility of +4 charge
jkj1818: thanks
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