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\(
\text { formal charge }=\# \text { valence shell electrons (free atom) }-\# \text { lone pair electrons }-\frac{1}{2} \# \text { bonding }
\)
\text { formal charge }=\# \text { valence shell electrons (free atom) }-\# \text { lone pair electrons }-\frac{1}{2} \# \text { bonding }
\)
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