Formal Charge in Chemical Bonding Formulas

The Formal Charge is the charge assigned to an atom in a molecule, assuming that electrons in all chemical bonds are shared equally between atoms, regardless of relative electronegativity. And is denoted by FC.

Formulas to find Formal Charge in Chemical Bonding

fxFormal Charge on AtomGo

Chemical Bonding formulas that make use of Formal Charge

fxNumber of Valence Electrons given Formal ChargeGo

fxNumber of Bonding Electrons given Formal ChargeGo

fxNumber of Nonbonding Electrons given Formal ChargeGo

List of variables in Chemical Bonding formulas

fx No. of Valence Shell Electrons Go

fx No. of Bonding Pair Electrons Go

fx No. of Non-Bonding Pair Electrons Go

FAQ

What is the Formal Charge?

The Formal Charge is the charge assigned to an atom in a molecule, assuming that electrons in all chemical bonds are shared equally between atoms, regardless of relative electronegativity.

Can the Formal Charge be negative?

{YesorNo}, the Formal Charge, measured in {OutputVariableMeasurementName} {CanorCannot} be negative.

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