What is the formal charge on the oxygen atom in CO?

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What is the formal charge on the oxygen atom in CO?

2007-11-02 09:21:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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The CO molecule is characterized by a bond length of 0.1128 nm. Formal charge and electronegativity difference cancel each other out. The result is a small dipole moment with its negative end on the carbon atom.

2007-11-02 09:30:01 · answer #1 · answered by Cryst17 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

O is -2, so C is +2.

2007-11-02 09:29:35 · answer #2 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋

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2016-05-27 02:06:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋