Topic: How can i show the formal charges of Ozone and Carbon di oxide? (Read 6328 times)

Unknown · « **on:** April 14, 2006, 09:50:04 PM »

How can i show the formal charges of Ozone and Carbon di oxide?

Albert · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2006, 06:22:36 AM »

Dioxide or monoxide?

Albert · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2006, 06:37:35 AM »

For what concerns ozone, check this out. I took it from a web-site you may find useful: http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtTxtJml/intro2.htm

Alberto_Kravina · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2006, 07:13:02 AM »

Aren't there 2 resonance structures?

O=O--O <-----> O--O=O

Albert · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2006, 08:32:38 AM »

Yes...I think so...but I think the question was about formal charges, wasn't it?

Winga · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2006, 12:47:06 PM »

How can i show the formal charges of Ozone and Carbon di oxide?

No formal charge on carbon dioxide.

Albert · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2006, 02:56:08 PM »

That's why I asked whether it was dioxide or monoxide.