How on earth do you end up getting a formal charge of +1, when your arithmatic says 5+0+8/2 !? Don't you get 11? Or was there supposed to be a minus sign instead of a positive one? i.e.:
5 + 0 - 8/2 = +1
I imagine the hybridization in regard to phosphorous being sp³ right? 1 electron in each of the sp³-hybrid orbitals, and 1 in the empty 3d (non-hybridized) orbital?
@xelionizer you are correct with the Formal Charge Calc. and the hybridization
****Note the FC calc. was suppose to be "5 - 0 - 8/2 = +1" not "+0+8/2"
kentchemistry 3 months ago 2
How on earth do you end up getting a formal charge of +1, when your arithmatic says 5+0+8/2 !? Don't you get 11? Or was there supposed to be a minus sign instead of a positive one? i.e.:
5 + 0 - 8/2 = +1
I imagine the hybridization in regard to phosphorous being sp³ right? 1 electron in each of the sp³-hybrid orbitals, and 1 in the empty 3d (non-hybridized) orbital?
I'm a little confused here :S
thx for the vid dude;)
xelionizer 3 months ago