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The formal charge on central oxygen atom in ozone is
ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureKCETKCET 2020
Options:
  • A $-1$
  • B 0
  • C $+2$
  • D $+1$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $+1$
The formal charge can be calculated as:



Here, formal charge on central oxygen in ozone
$=6-\frac{1}{2}(6)-2=+1$

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