How To Calculate The Formal Charge of an Atom - Chemistry

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    For the CN- confusionistas out there: 6:50
    When drawing the Lewis structure, be aware of the charges in the formula given: CN-

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    • @Veronicz
      @Veronicz 3 роки тому +6

      It's interesting how something so simple can be complicated so much. Since formal charge can be calculated with just a simple equation.

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  • @greaterthanlife
    @greaterthanlife 19 днів тому +1

    Good video
    But there's a slight mistake here tho the FC for the Oxygen on the right is also 0 because O has a valencyn of 6 so it uses one of those 6 to bond leaving it with 5 hence d for the oxygen on the right is 5

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  • @ronlal652
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    The common sense method is the best way to figure out the formal charge.Since N is a group five element it has five VE in its non bounded neutral ground state.If it has more or less than five VE than it will incur a formal charge.Assume that R is another H,then you will get the amide ion which has a formal charge of -1 on the N,since N accounts for six of total of eight VE around the central atom.All of LP are counted and only half of the bounded pair since H accounts for the other two.In the case of ammonia,there is no formal charge on N,since it has five,the same as it its ground state.One LP plus one half of six gives you 5.In the ammonium ion,N will have a formal charge of plus one,since there are no LP,all of the bounded pairs will have to be divided by two,hence eight electrons around the central atom N,cut in half is 4.But it is supposed to have five in its ground state,hence 5-4 is one.H does not incur a formal charge in any of the examples since it has only one its magic number.

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    Great that you added the thing about electronegativity at the end. I would have thought that the priority of the bonds would have gone to O if i had stumbled upon this problem on my own, since O is known to want to form 2 bonds and the formal charge didn't differ between example 1 and 2.

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  • @johmcg64
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    Apply the octet rule for nitrogen and then the duet rule for hydrogen before calculating the formal charge. He applied the octet rule when he put in the x's around the nitrogen atom.

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    i wonder why we calculated the num. of valence e- first on the example of OCN-
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    • @ronlal652
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      to draw its Lewis dot structure

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  • @gabrielpetit2911
    @gabrielpetit2911 4 роки тому

    Another way to look at it is if the atom is making more or fewer bonds than its valency then it will have a formal charge. Every "extra" bond means a negative charge and every "missing" bond means a positive charge. This kinda breaks down when the octet rule is broken, so like Xenon Difluoride, but it works well for molecules with atoms from periods 1 and 2.

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    3:00- how is it possible for O to bond 3 Hs with its two e's spared??

  • @musicmaster4673
    @musicmaster4673 5 місяців тому +1

    in the first example with the R-N-H, where did the 4th electron come from? N in nature has 5 valence e, R bonds N leaving N with 4e and then H comes along and takes 1e leaving N with 3 valence e. Hence 3 dots representing 3 electrons, not 4.

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    For the CN- why is the extra electron added to C and not N since N has a greater Electronegativity value

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    In h30+ molecule there will be three unpaired electron so it should be like this (6-(3+3))=0 ?

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  • @Tooba-1218
    @Tooba-1218 Місяць тому

    in SO2, how does left oxygen atom can have 6 dots and one bond at the same time? I mean 6 dots mean 6 V-electron which O in total has. Can sm1 please explain this to me? & how come in CN anion C also have 1 lone pair like nitrogen?

  • @chauhinchong3324
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    for the Cyanide example, why is the carbon still have 2 lone pairs with a triple bond to Nitrogen? thanks!!

  • @Mister-l3j
    @Mister-l3j 3 дні тому

    3:42 , Sorry sir but are you sure that dots of Oxygen of right side should have 6 dots, shouldn’t it contain 5, since it gave one of its dots to bond with Sulfur

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    m i the only one confused by the lewis structures on this video why is each atom not following the number of bonds they should have according to your previous video of how to draw lewis structure for example oxygen should have 2 bonds because of the 6 valence electrons n sulfur also 2 bonds only, i would appreciate clarity i do acknowledge that the octet rule is satisfied

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  • @faizahanif9515
    @faizahanif9515 4 роки тому

    in CN structure, the nitrogen is the electronegative than carbon so it should complete its octet and carbon should have +1 charge

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    @NajahFareehaAbdRashid 6 років тому +1

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    @DistinctDoge 6 років тому

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