Formal Charge Is

question 48

Multiple Choice

Formal charge is:

• A) the absolute value of the charge on a polyatomic anion or cation.
• B) the difference between the number of lone pairs of electrons and shared pairs of electrons on any atom in a Lewis structure.
• C) the difference between the number of valence electrons and the number of protons in any given atom.
• D) equal to the number of valence electrons in a free atom minus the number of shared in covalent bonds.
• E) the difference between the number of valence electrons in a free atom and the number of electrons assigned to the atom in a Lewis structure.

Explain the principle of diminishing marginal utility and its implications on consumer choices.

Interpret budget line shifts and their implications on consumer equilibrium in graphical analyses.

Describe the relationship between marginal utility, demand, and consumer choices.

Understand how the concept of indifference curves represents consumer preferences and the achievement of consumer equilibrium.

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