What is the formal charge on the central atom in $P O C l_{3}$ $POCl_3$ , $X e O_{4}$ $XeO_4$ , $C l O_{4}^{-}$ $ClO_4^(-)$ , and $P O_{4}^{3 -}$ $PO_4^(3-)$ ?

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What is the formal charge on the central atom in $P O C l_{3}$ $POCl_3$ , $X e O_{4}$ $XeO_4$ , $C l O_{4}^{-}$ $ClO_4^(-)$ , and $P O_{4}^{3 -}$ $PO_4^(3-)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-03T18:17:15

In each given species, the formal charge on the central atom is $ZERO$ $"ZERO"$ .

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Both pockle3 and the xenon compound are neutral. For $C l O_{4}^{-}$ $ClO_4^-$ and $P O_{4}^{3 -}$ $PO_4^(3-)$ , the charges lie on the most electronegative atom, that is oxygen.

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What is the formal charge on the central atom in $P O C l_{3}$ $POCl_3$ , $X e O_{4}$ $XeO_4$ , $C l O_{4}^{-}$ $ClO_4^(-)$ , and $P O_{4}^{3 -}$ $PO_4^(3-)$ ?

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