Statement I: The formal charges of the three oxygen atoms in O3 are 0, -1, +1.Statement II : The sum of formal charges of all atoms in a molecule is zero.
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a
Statement I and Statement II are true.
b
Statement I is true and statement II is false.
c
Statement I is false and Statement II is true.
d
Statement I and Statement II are false.
answer is A.
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Formal charge = Number of electrons in free state - Electrons of lone pairs - Number of bondsFormal charge on (1) Oxygen = 6 - 4 - 2 = 0Formal charge on (2) Oxygen = 6 - 2- 3 = +1Formal charge on (3) Oxygen = 6 - 6 - 1 = -1I and II are true