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Physical Properties of Ionic Compounds

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what is formal charge of nitrogen in nitric oxide?

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In nitric oxide, N is bonded to O by a double bond and N has 3 lone pair of electrons.

FC = total number of valence electron on the element - 1/2 (number of electrons present as bond pairs) - number of electrons present as lone pair

FC = 5 - 1/2 (2) - 3 = 5 - 4= 1

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