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Q.

ln the Lewis structure of nitrous acid :

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What is the formal charge on nitrogen?

 

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a

-1

b

0

c

+1

d

+3

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Formal Charge = [valence electrons on atom] -  [number of bonds+ non-bonded electrons].

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since, in HNO2  center atom is nitrogen . Here, HNO2  structure has  '1' C=O bond, '1' C-O bond and '1' O-H 

Therefore,

formal charge of N = 0.

Hence Correct option is B.

 

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