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Title: charge of dinitrogen monoxide
Post by: ainoko_hikaru on August 08, 2008, 10:14:58 AM

need help with this question....

what is the most stable formal charge of each atom in dinitrogen monoxide using nitrogen as the central atom?

i tried searching it on the net and consulted some books, but i'm not sure with my answer. is the answer +4, -4, or am i wrong? i'm not really good at this. ;D

Title: Re: charge of dinitrogen monoxide
Post by: LQ43 on August 09, 2008, 10:29:54 PM

Formal charges are calculated from possible Lewis structures. What Lewis structure(s) have you drawn for the dinitrogen monoxide?

Title: Re: charge of dinitrogen monoxide
Post by: IITian on August 27, 2008, 03:19:10 PM

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