What is the formal charge on the chlorine atom in the chlorate ion?

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Nzc · Answer 1 · 2019-11-10T09:53:45+0000

Chlorate ion is ClO3⁻

x- charge of Cl,
every oxygen atom here has charge = -2,
whole ion has charge =-1.
So we can write
x+3*(-2)=-1
x-6=-1
x=+5
So the charge of chlorine =+5.

What is the formal charge on the chlorine atom in the chlorate ion?

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