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MCQEasyJEE Main 2026 · 22 January, Shift 1Covalent Bonding & Lewis Structures

Chemistry Question from JEE Main 2026 · 22 January, Shift 1

The formal charges on the atoms marked as (1) to (4) in the Lewis representation of HNO3\mathrm{HNO_3} molecule respectively are

Lewis structure of nitric acid showing H–O–N=O with another O singly bonded below N; atoms marked 1 on OH oxygen, 2 on nitrogen, 3 on double-bonded oxygen, and 4 on lower singly bonded oxygen.
  • A

    (+1, 0, 0, −1)(+1,\,0,\,0,\,-1)

  • B

    (0, −1, 0, +1)(0,\,-1,\,0,\,+1)

  • C

    (0, +1, 0, −1)(0,\,+1,\,0,\,-1)

  • D

    (0, 0, −1, +1)(0,\,0,\,-1,\,+1)

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