what is the formal charge of oxygen
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The formal charge on oxygen is calculated as follows. Oxygen has six valence electrons (GN = 6), two unshared electrons in one lone pair (UE = 2), and six shared electrons in three oxygen-hydrogen covalent bonds (BE = 6). Thus the calculated formal charge on oxygen is +1.
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