What is the formal charge on the central atom in $POCl_3$ , $XeO_4$ , $ClO_4^(-)$ , and $PO_4^(3-)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-03T18:17:15

In each given species, the formal charge on the central atom is $"ZERO"$ .

Both pockle3 and the xenon compound are neutral. For $ClO_4^-$ and $PO_4^(3-)$ , the charges lie on the most electronegative atom, that is oxygen.

What is the formal charge on the central atom in POCl_3POCl_3, XeO_4XeO_4, ClO_4^(-)ClO_4^(-), and PO_4^(3-)PO_4^(3-)?