formal charge

collocation in English

meaningsofformalandcharge

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formal
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.məl/us
/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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charge
noun
uk
/tʃɑːdʒ/us
/tʃɑːrdʒ/
the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity ...
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(Definition offormalandchargefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformal charge

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At least one bishop has been arrested and maltreated in detention withoutformalcharge.
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But we are not yet satisfied that a starting point as late as theformalchargeis fair to the accused person.
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Can he also give an assurance that no one will in future be held without aformalcharge?
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I understand that it is more usual to hold an identification parade before aformalchargeis made, but not uncommon for one to be held afterwards.
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But there are some positive and negative charges in it, due to theformalcharge, owing to the partial charges of its constituent atoms.
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Immediately following the annulation, there is a proton transfer, which eliminates the positiveformalchargeon the nitrogen atom.
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The nitrate ion carries aformalchargeof -1.
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The day after his arrival he assumedformalchargeof his see, and almost immediately issued a pastoral.
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Yet, the negative charge of the cyanide ion is localized on the carbon, giving it a (-)formalcharge.
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Noformalchargeof heretical teaching was ever brought.
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In contrast, theformalchargeis calculated by assuming that each bonds is covalent so that one electron is assigned to each bonded atom.
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It has a molecular mass of 60.01 daltons and carries a negative twoformalcharge.
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Formalchargeis a test to determine the efficiency of electron distribution of a molecule.
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The bromide ion acquires a positiveformalcharge.
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The nucleophilic agent in these interactions tends to be highly electronegative (such as oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur), or may be anionic, bearing a negativeformalcharge.
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Mudawi was then held for two months without aformalcharge, during which time he began a hunger strike in protest.
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The distinction lies in the fact that the plus and minus signs on the amine oxide signify formal charges, not electrical charges.
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No formal charges have been made against them.
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Two officers were brought up on formal charges of misbehavior before the enemy.
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There were three reasons why no formal charges were ever filed.
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