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20 May, 13:15

Draw the best lewis structure for h 2 co 3 and calculate the formal charge on carbon.

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  1. 20 May, 13:28
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    The Lewis structure of Carbonic Acid (H₂CO₃) is given below. In structure it is shown that carbon has a double bond with one oxygen atom and two single bonds with hydroxyl groups.

    Formal Charge;

    Formal charge is caculated as,

    Formal charge = # of valence e⁻ - [# of lone pair of e⁻ + 1/2 # of bonded e⁻]

    Formal charge on Carbon;

    Formal charge = 4 - [ 0 + 8/2]

    Formal charge = 4 - [4]

    Formal charge = Zero
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