What Is the Formal Charge on the Indicated Oxygen Atom

question 64

Multiple Choice

What is the formal charge on the indicated oxygen atom in the following compound?

• A) +1
• B) +2
• C) -1
• D) -2
• E) 0

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Definitions:

β-D-Ribofuranose

A sugar molecule that is a component of RNA, featuring a five-membered ring structure.

Stereoisomeric Aldohexoses

Different spatial arrangements of atoms in aldohexose carbohydrates, leading to different physical and chemical properties despite having the same molecular formula.

Epimers

Stereoisomers that differ in configuration at exactly one stereogenic center and have the same molecular formula.

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups, leading to chirality or "handedness" in molecules, essential in stereochemistry.