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Formal Charge Questions

In order to be most effective for you, try to answer these questions before you look at the answers!

You might need a periodic table to help you here.
 
1.
 
What are the formal charges of each of the atoms in each of the following structure ?
 
  structures
   
2.
 
For each of the structures shown below, identify the formal charge of any atoms that are not neutral.
 

structures

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