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Q. What formal charges are present in the molecule $C _{6} H _{5} C \equiv N - O ?$

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

For nitrogen, formal charge $=5-\frac{1}{2}(8)=+1$

For oxygen, formal charge $=6-6-\frac{1}{2}(2)=-1$