For each provisional structure, enter the central atom formal charge (if not zero, enter the sign before the value) and, separating by comma without any space, indicate (Y or N) if it is the correct Lewis structure. For example, your answer could be "-2,Y". :ä: H - C- H CH2CI2 BrF2* :o: H-ö- - 0-H H - Be - H :0: H. B(OH)4 BeH2

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PROVISIONAL LEWIS STRUCTURES T01/S02
For each provisional structure, enter the central atom formal charge (if not zero, enter the sign before the value) and, separating by comma without any space, indicate (Y or N) if it is the correct
Lewis structure. For example, your answer could be "-2,Y".
:ä:
H - C -H
|
CH2CI2
BrF2+
:o:
H-ö-B
Н — Ве— н
:o:
B(OH)4
BeH2
Transcribed Image Text:PROVISIONAL LEWIS STRUCTURES T01/S02 For each provisional structure, enter the central atom formal charge (if not zero, enter the sign before the value) and, separating by comma without any space, indicate (Y or N) if it is the correct Lewis structure. For example, your answer could be "-2,Y". :ä: H - C -H | CH2CI2 BrF2+ :o: H-ö-B Н — Ве— н :o: B(OH)4 BeH2
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It is given that the compounds with there provisional lewis structures and the formal charges for the central atom need to be calculated the formula for calculating the formal charge is shown below,

Formal charge = no. of valence electrons - no. of nonbonding valence electrons - total number of bonded electrons2 

Step 2

The formal charges for the central atom in the given structures are shown below,

For CH2Cl2,= 4 - 0 - 82=0For BrF2+,= 7 - 4 - 42= +1For B(OH)4-,= 3 - 0 - 82= -1For BeH2,= 2 - 0 - 42= 0

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