Write the formal charge on atom in nitrate ion?
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Explanation:
Ammonia is rightly depicted as a neutral atom with no formal charges. So back to nitrate: nitrogen has dibs on only 6 electrons, and therefore bears a formal positive charge. ... The overall charge on the nitrate ion is of course −1, which this representation is designed to suggest.