A student proposes the following Lewis structure for the carbonate (CO3) io ion. C : 0: :0: 0: 2- Assign a formal charge to each atom in the student's Lewis structure. atom formal charge central O ☐ right O ☐ bottom O ☐ C 5

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A student proposes the following Lewis structure for the carbonate
(CO3) io
ion.
C
: 0:
:0:
0:
2-
Assign a formal charge to each atom in the student's Lewis structure.
atom
formal charge
central O
☐
right O
☐
bottom O
☐
C
5
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