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Keywords: elementary acid-base, formal charge, introduction, resonance, review
Description: Second homework set for Chem 420
Total Problems: 13
Textbook and Chapter: Carey and Giuliano 8th Ed. (2010), Chapter 1
Keywords: formal charge, Lewis structures, resonance
Description: This mendel set goes through the basics of structure:
Total Problems: 7
For each molecule below, draw in all implied lone pairs and/or protons (hydrogens) based on the formal charge shown.
Being able to determine implied lone pairs and/or hydrogens is a good skill to have, as its likely that much of the time your professor or TA will not write in all lone pairs, and will almost never draw in the implicit hydrogens. Until you are very comfortable with formal charges, you should always draw in all lone pairs and hydrogens on each atom.
For each molecule, determine the formal charge of the indicated atom.
Remember that when calculating formal charge, you count both electrons in a lone pair but only half of the electrons in a bonding pair. This is why a helpful formula is:
For example, in the first compound (the protonated oxygen), the oxygen has one lone pair ("2 dots") and three bonding pairs ("3 sticks"). Oxygen has a valence of 6, so its formal charge in this species is 6 - 5 = 1 or +1.
