Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 8 - Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding - Exercises - Page 334: 8.6b

Answer

Formal charge on the Nitrogen atom is same in both species due to the fact that Nitrogen has same number of bonds and same number of electron pairs.

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