Please draw Lewis dot structures and assign formal charges for the compounds below.
The video is an overview of how to draw Lewis dot diagrams, if you need it.
Draw a lewis dot structures for the following compounds. Please assign formal charges and record them in the short answer boxes below. Please include the sign (+ or -) before the number, followed immediately by the charge number (no spaces). For example: +3 instead of + 3 or 3+.
Question 1
1.
CO₂
Question 2
2.
Formal charge on C in CO2
Question 3
3.
Formal charge on O in CO2
Question 4
4.
NF₃
Question 5
5.
Formal charge on N in NF3
Question 6
6.
Formal charge on F in NF3
Question 7
7.
O₃
Question 8
8.
Formal charge on the left O in O3
Question 9
9.
Formal charge on the middle O in O3
Question 10
10.
Formal charge on the right O in O3
Question 11
11.
NH₄ ⁺
Question 12
12.
Formal charge on the N in NH4+
Question 13
13.
Formal charge on the H in NH4+
Question 14
14.
NO3 -
Question 15
15.
Formal charge on the N in NO3-
Question 16
16.
Formal charge on two of the O's in NO3-
Question 17
17.
Formal charge on one of the O's in NO3-
Question 18
18.
CH4
Question 19
19.
Formal charge on the C in CH4
Question 20
20.
Formal charge on the H in CH4
Question 21
21.
PCl4+
Question 22
22.
Formal charge on the P in PCl4+
Question 23
23.
Formal charge on the Cl in PCl4+
Question 24
24.
O2 (There is no central atom for this one, make sure octets for both are full!)
Question 25
25.
Formal charge on the O in O2
Question 26
26.
N2 (There is no central atom for this one, make sure octets for both are full!)