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Question 3 (1 point) What is the formal charge of the oxygen atom in this Lewis structure? Enter your answer in normal notati
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Formal charge : valennce electrons - non-bonding electron - bonded electrons/2

Formal charge : 6 - 6 - 2/2 = -1

So formal charge of oxygen : -1

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