CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Compound Structure and Properties · Compound Structure and Properties
Problem
In one resonance form of the formate ion, HCO₂⁻, the C=O bond is a double bond to one oxygen, while the C–O bond to the other oxygen is a single bond carrying the negative charge. Determine the formal charge on each of the three non-hydrogen atoms (C and the two O atoms) in this resonance form.