Formal charge can be calculated from the following formula
Formal charge = valency of central atom - (number of lone pair of electrons + number of covalent bonds)
a) for methylene:
Formal charge = 4 -( 2+ 2) = 0
b) For methyl free radical
Formal charge = 4- (3 +1) = 0
Answer: The empirical formula is 
.
Explanation:
Mass of C = 1.71 g
Mass of H = 0.287 g
Step 1 : convert given masses into moles.
Moles of C = 
Moles of H = 
Step 2 : For the mole ratio, divide each value of moles by the smallest number of moles calculated.
For C =
For H =
The ratio of C: H = 1: 2
Hence the empirical formula is .
We can skip option B and D because NaCl is salt and H₂SO₄ is a strong acid.
Neutralization reactions are those reactions in which acid and base react to form salt and water.
As water being amphoteric in nature can react with HCl as follow,
HCl + H₂O ⇆ H₃O⁺ + OH⁻
In this case no salt is formed, so we can skip this option.
Ammonia being a weak base can abstract proton from HCl as follow,
HCl + NH₃ → NH₄Cl
Ammonium Chloride is a salt. So, among all four options, Option-C is the correct answer.
