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Q. The formal charge on central oxygen atom in ozone is

KCETKCET 2020Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

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(number of valence electron(s) in the neutral atom) $-1 / 2$ (number of valence electron(s) in the

covalent bond)-(number of electrons in lone pair)

$6-1 / 2 \times 6-2=+1$

Formal charge on the central oxygen i.e. oxygen $(1)$ is $+1$.