In chemistry, a formal charge (F.C. or q*), in the covalent view of chemical bonding, is the hypothetical charge assigned to an atom in a molecule, assuming...

An information is a formal criminal charge which begins a criminal proceeding in the courts. The information is one of the oldest common law pleadings...

often results in the same sign as the partial charge of the atom, with exceptions. In general, the formal charge of an atom can be calculated using the following...

Criminal charge, a formal accusation made before a court by a prosecuting authority Legal charge, information or indictment through a formal legal process...

chargés d'affaires are outranked by ambassadors and have lower precedence at formal diplomatic events. In most cases, a diplomat serves as a chargé d'affaires...

is any cation containing an oxygen atom that has three bonds and 1+ formal charge. The simplest oxonium ion is the hydronium ion (H3O+). Hydronium is...

magnesium diboride (MgB2). Each boron atom has a formal −1 charge and magnesium is assigned a formal charge of +2. In this material, the boron centers are...

formal charge of −1.[citation needed] This charge results from a combination formal charge in which each of the three oxygens carries a −2⁄3 charge,[citation...

the bond may be considered a single bond with a formal charge of +1 on the sulfur and a formal charge of −1 on the nitrogen. The parent compound is sulfilimine...

the atom’s formal charge (if any) is added to that sum. The same caveat as above applies. An example of a Lewis structure with no formal charge, illustrates...