The hyponitrite ion,

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Compound Structure and Properties · Compound Structure and Properties

Problem

The hyponitrite ion, N2O22−N_{2}O_{2}^{2-}, can be represented as O-N=N-O2−O\text{-}N = N\text{-}O^{2-}, where each terminal oxygen is single-bonded to nitrogen and the nitrogen atoms are double-bonded to each other. Calculate the formal charge on each of the four atoms and verify that the overall charge of the ion is −2-2.

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