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Calculate the formal charge of nitrogen in the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) molecule.

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To calculate the formal charge of nitrogen in the nitrogen dioxide  NO2  molecule, we will use the following formula:Formal charge =  Valence electrons of the atom  -  Non-bonding electrons  -  1/2 x Bonding electrons First, let's determine the number of valence electrons, non-bonding electrons, and bonding electrons for nitrogen in NO2.1. Valence electrons of nitrogen  N : Nitrogen is in group 15 of the periodic table, so it has 5 valence electrons.2. Non-bonding electrons: In the NO2 molecule, nitrogen forms two bonds, one with each oxygen atom. One of these bonds is a double bond, and the other is a single bond. Nitrogen does not have any non-bonding  lone pair  electrons in NO2.3. Bonding electrons: Nitrogen forms one double bond  2 pairs of electrons  and one single bond  1 pair of electrons  in NO2. So, there are a total of 3 pairs of bonding electrons, which means there are 6 bonding electrons.Now, we can plug these values into the formula:Formal charge of N =  5  -  0  -  1/2 x 6 Formal charge of N = 5 - 0 - 3Formal charge of N = 2Therefore, the formal charge of nitrogen in the nitrogen dioxide  NO2  molecule is +1.
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