1. Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, TX, United States, 77840;
2. Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
3. Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115;
4. Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, Texas, United States, 77843;
5. Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, TX, United States, 77843;
6. Center of Teacher Education Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875,China;
7. Burn Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
Abstract Starting with fundamental elementary chemistry and structural theory, this paper systemically illustrated a couple of questions in regard to formal charge, discriminating formal charge from real charge, valence, oxidation state, and electron pairs. Furthermore, several examples of pioneering application in the field of metal complex were mentioned here. All in all, we expect this manuscript being helpful throughout the education of chemistry fundamentals and its promotion.
WANGZhipeng, MAXin-Yu, JIANGZhen-Xiong, GOUYun-Zi, ZHANGJun, YANHui-Juan, XUBing, WANGPeng. Discussion on the Discrimination and Application of Formal Charge[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2020, 41(22): 98-104.
