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formal charges

formal charges is the plural of formal charge.

Meaning of formal charge

Noun

formal charge (countable and uncountable, plural formal charges)

  1. The charge assigned to an atom in a molecule, assuming that electrons in all chemical bonds are shared equally between atoms, regardless of relative electronegativity.

Questions about formal charges

What is formal charges the plural of?
Formal charges is the plural of formal charge.

Words near formal charges in the dictionary

  1. formae speciales
  2. formal
  3. formal cause
  4. formal causes
  5. formal charge
  6. formal charges
  7. formal education
  8. formal educations
  9. formal equivalence
  10. formal fallacies
  11. formal fallacy

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