Question

What is the formal charge of nitrogen in no2cl

Answer 1

Answer:

The formal charge on nitrogen in $NO_{2}Cl$ is +1.

Explanation:

The structure of $NO_{2}Cl$ is as follows.

(In attachment)

$Formal\, charge = Valence\, electron - (nonbonding\, electrons + \frac{Bonding\,electrons}{2})$

From the structure, Nitrogen has no non bonding electrons. Nitrogen has four bonds and each bond corresponds to 2 electrons. Hence, nitrogen have eight bonding electrons and five valence electrons.

$Formal\,charge\,on\,nitrogen = 5-[0+ \frac{8}{2}]= +1$

Therefore, The formal charge on nitrogen in $NO_{2}Cl$ is +1.