Due to the small and highly electronegative nature of fluorine, the oxyacids of the this element are much less common and less s

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Due to the small and highly electronegative nature of fluorine, the oxyacids of the this element are much less common and less s

table than those of the other halogens. Bonding theory, however, does allow one to propose structures for these acids and use formal charges for the evaluation of these structures. For a molecule of fluorous acid, the atoms are arranged as HOFO.
What is the formal charge on each of the atoms?

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kobusy [5.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-15T06:06:41+03:00

Answer:

The formal charge for H,O,F,O = 0 ,0 , 1, -1

Explanation:

The octet of electrons acquired by oxygen and fluorine atoms in this structure and the formal charges add to zero.Assigning of a formal charge +1 to an electro-negative atom as fluorine indicates that a structure does not occur .Fluorine normally forms one oxyacid HOF.