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What is the formal charge of the central oxygen atom in O3?

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What is the formal charge of the central oxygen atom in O3?

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In the formula for ozone the central oxygen atom has three bonds and a full positive charge while the right hand oxygen has a single bond and is negatively charged. The overall charge of the ozone molecule is therefore zero.

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