1.

CH3CN -- indicate the formal charges of both C’s & N

# ve = 4 + 1(3) + 4 + 5 = 16

16 -
10 -> Ge N] ( . c =
5 -
112(6) -
(2) = 0

H 6 4 2e
/
=

() (
-

20 .
1 = n -
112(b) -
0 = 0
O O O

H C C l G7f .
C = n -
1/2(z) -
0 = o

2. NO2Cl -- indicate the formal charges of N & both O’s

# ve = 5 + 6(2) + 7 = 242

6 187 N]f 1/2(6)

I zu = c 5 0 + 2
= -
-
. = =

18
0 F
0

-o -18
- 21
-
=
.
( =
6 -
1/2(2) -
6 =
-
1

18
-

- -
N ① 07f . C = 6 -
1/2(2) -
6 =
- 1

H All atoms have an octets except N

I
- N]f c = 5 -
1/2(8) -
0 = +1
↑I
.

G N G 0]( . C = 6 -
112(4) -

4 = 0

0]( .
) =
6 -
112(2) -
6 = +1

3. BrF3 -- indicate the formal charge of Br

# ve = 7 + 7(3) = 28

28 6 = 22 Br] ( c 7 112(b) n = 0
F
-
=
- -
.

I g
22-18:
he
/ e

= Br F Br is
-
Since an exception
it can have more than ge

4. XeOF3+
G -- indicate the formal charges of Xe & O

Xe] (
S
# ve = z + 6 + 7(3) -
1 = 342 .
c = 8 -
1/2(z) -
2 = 2
t
07f 6 12(2) 6
15
C
34
.
=
-
-
= -
1

/
I -

I =
/

Xe -
F ↓
-

la
↓ t
Xe] ( ( 8 1/2(10) 2 1
#
= +
-
.
= -

076 c 6 1/2(4) -

4 =0
I
-

.
=

15
I
- -Xe -

=]
II
-

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5. ClO3- -- indicate the formal charge of Cl

6. HSO3- -- (think oxyacid) indicate the formal charges of all O’s

7. XeOF2 -- indicate the formal charges of Xe & O

8. ClOF4- -- indicate the formal charges of Cl & O

9. ClF2+ -- indicate the formal charge of Cl