Engineering
Chemistry
Lewis Structures Formal Charge and Octet Rule
Question

What is the formal charge on the central nitrogen in the Lewis structure of N2O?

+1

0

–1

0 in some resonance structures, –1 in other resonance structures

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Solution

Due to resonance two Lewis structure possible