CO₂
Formal charge on C in CO2
Formal charge on O in CO2
NF₃
Formal charge on N in NF3
Formal charge on F in NF3
O₃
Formal charge on the left O in O3
Formal charge on the middle O in O3
Formal charge on the right O in O3
NH₄ ⁺
Formal charge on the N in NH4+
Formal charge on the H in NH4+
NO3 -
Formal charge on the N in NO3-
Formal charge on two of the O's in NO3-
Formal charge on one of the O's in NO3-
CH4
Formal charge on the C in CH4
Formal charge on the H in CH4
PCl4+
Formal charge on the P in PCl4+
Formal charge on the Cl in PCl4+
O2 (There is no central atom for this one, make sure octets for both are full!)
Formal charge on the O in O2
N2 (There is no central atom for this one, make sure octets for both are full!)
Formal charge on the N in N2
BCl3
Formal charge on the B in BCl3
Formal charge on the Cl in BCl3
SCl6
Formal charge on the S in SCl6
Formal charge on the Cl in SCl6
Why is formal charge useful?