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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

write formal charges of the atoms on nitrite ion. pls answer fast

Profile image of Vivek Prasad Dalbehera
10 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
@ vivek 
in nitrite ion , each oxygen carry a 2/3 charge , and a nitrogen carry a +1 charge , and its commonly used as an example of resonance . 
it have total a formal charge of -1 . 
the central N atom consists of 5 valence , 2 non bonding and 6 bonding electrons . HOPE IT CLEARS YOUR DOUBT 
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