Given the following Lewis structures for cyanate ion: 1. Wh…
Given the following Lewis structures for cyanate ion: 1. What is the formal charge of each atom in structure A? a) Formal charge of O b) Formal charge of C c) Formal charge of N 2. What is the formal charge of each atom in structure B? a) Formal charge of O b) Formal charge of C c) Formal charge of N 3. What is the formal charge of each atom in structure C? a) Formal charge of O b) Formal charge of C c) Formal charge of N 4. Based on the formal charges determine which Lewis structure (A. B, or C) is more favorable?