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Which best describes the formal charge on nitrogen in Lewis structures of the nitrite ion, NO2–?Bonding Chemistry Question

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Which best describes the formal charge on nitrogen in Lewis structures of the nitrite ion, NO2–?

A.

0

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B.

+1

C.

–1

D.

0 or –1, depending on the resonance structure

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