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The incomplete Lewis representation of  CO32 is given below. The formal charge on atoms marked as a.b and c, respectively, are

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a

a:2,b:0,c:0

b

a:0,b:0,c:1

c

a:0,b:2,c:0

d

a:0,b:1,c:1

answer is A.

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The Lewis structure of  CO32  is 
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Formal charge (F.C.) = Valence e- - lone pair e-  - 12 shared e-
F.C. on   C(a)=4012(8)=0
F.C. on   O(b)=6412(4)=0
F.C. on O(c)=6612(2)=1  

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