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(Solved): Assign formal charges to all atoms in the following Lewis diagrams. (b) (c) (d) \( \begin{array}{l ...
Assign formal charges to all atoms in the following Lewis diagrams. (b) (c) (d) \( \begin{array}{llll}\text { As } & \text { S } & \text { P } & \text { Se } \\ \text { hydroxyl O } & \text { F } & \text { doubly bonded O } & \text { O } \\ \text { terminal O } & \text { O } & \text { singly bonded O } & \end{array} \)
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* Formal charge: It's basically the charge which is assigned to an atom in a molecule, and where equal sharing of the electrons between the atoms in a chemical bond (covalent v