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...

bond. The total of the formal charges on an ion should be equal to the charge on the ion, and the total of the formal charges on a neutral molecule should...

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...

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...

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...

1920's and having modern proponents, differs in cases where an atom's formal charge is not zero. It defines the valence of a given atom in a covalent molecule...

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...