How do you determine formal charge?
1 Answer
Feb 27, 2017
How many electrons are around the atom of interest?
Explanation:
And the formal charge is the difference between the atomic number of the element, and the number of surrounding electrons.
Normal rules apply; bonding pairs of electrons are shared between the bound nuclei; lone pairs devolve solely to that particular atom.
See here and [here for an example.](https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-the-formal-charge-of-n-in-hno-3)
