AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
In the Lewis dot structure of carbonate ion shown under the formal charges on the oxvgen atoms 1,2 and 3 are respectively

- A \(-2,0,0\)
- B \(-1,0,-1\)
- C \(0,-1,-1\)
- D \(-3,0,+1\)
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(B) \(-1,0,-1\)
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Solution \(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{FC}(\text { oxygen } 1)=6-6-\frac{1}{2} \times 2=-1 \\ & \mathrm{FC}(\text { oxygen } 2)=6-4-\frac{1}{2} \times 4=6-6=0 \\ & \mathrm{FC}(\text { oxygen } 3)=6-6-\frac{1}{2} \times 2=-1\end{aligned}\)
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