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Q.

Lewis dot structure of carbon monoxide is CO. Formal charge on oxygen atom in the molecule is

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a

-2

b

-1

c

+2

d

+1

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Formal charge on oxygen atom:
Valence electrons = 6 (as it is in group 16 on periodic table)
Nonbonding electrons = 2
Bonding electrons = 6

So according to the formula of formal charge, you will get;

Formal charge on Oxygen = Valence electrons – Nonbonding electrons – (Bonding electrons)/2 = 6 – 2 – (6/2) = 1+

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Lewis dot structure of carbon monoxide is C∘∘≡O∘∘. Formal charge on oxygen atom in the molecule is