What Is the Formal Charge of the Oxygen Atom, the Carbon

question 45

Multiple Choice

What is the formal charge of the oxygen atom, the carbon atom and the nitrogen atom respectively in the molecule of cyanate, (OCN) 1 - , shown below?

• A) fc(
• O) = - 2, fc(
• C) = +4, and fc(
• N) = - 3
• B) fc(
• O) = - 6, fc(
• C) = - 4, and fc(
• N) = - 5
• C) fc(
• O) = - 1, fc(
• C) = 0, and fc(
• N) = 0
• D) fc(
• O) = +1, fc(
• C) = 0, and fc(
• N) = - 2
• E) fc(
• O) = 0, fc(
• C) = 0, and fc(
• N) = - 1

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