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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

In the Lewis structure of SO3. What is the formal charge on the atom O?

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear student
zero
 
Sulfur trioxide does not have a charge and the oxygen atoms are so electronegative that sulfur surrenders its electron to them, because sulfur is weak compared to oxygen. Note: The common arrangement of oxygen that has formal charge of zero is when the oxygen atom has two bonds and two lone pairs.