[adjam11]

New member, first post. I don't know how to draw the structures yet on the forum.

Two short questions

The compound is as such (the "-" depicts a bond):

O₂ N - aromatic ring - OH

1) I was told one of the oxygen has a double bond, but why? How would I find that out?

2) Also, I was told the charge of Nitrogen is +(+1). Why is it positive + charge on the nitrogen?
It has 4 bonds around it. A Double bond from first oxygen, a single bond from other oxygen, and a bond from one of carbons of the ring. Why is the charge positive then?

[AWK]

Read carefully chapter in your textbook concerning: octet rule, a formal charge and Lewis structure (Lewis dot diagram). Then all will be clear.
Wikipedia can be a good starting point. Almost every internet site in general chemistry also contains the information you need. This is an elementary problem for every student of chemistry and the student must get to know him thoroughly (and understand it!).

O2 N - aromatic ring - OH

- this compound is called: nitrophenol

1) I was told one of the oxygen has a double bond, but why? How would I find that out?

- in all compounds, the oxygen atom with zero formal charge is bivalent.

2) Also, I was told the charge of Nitrogen is +(+1).

- this should be called the formal charge.

It has 4 bonds around it

4 - this is the highest possible number of bonds for the elements of the second period. See the octet rule.