Problems and exercisesCovalent Structures
1. The cyanide ion
Write the Lewis structure of the cyanide ion, CN−, and state which atom bears the charge.
2. The ammonium ion
Calculate the formal charge on nitrogen in the ammonium ion, NH4+.
Write the Lewis structure of the cyanide ion, CN−, and state which atom bears the charge.
Calculate the formal charge on nitrogen in the ammonium ion, NH4+.