Question

The formal charge and P-O bond order in PO43- respectively are 0.6, -0.75 -0.75, 1.25 1.0, -0.75 1.25, -3 98.

Answer 1

-0.75 , 1.25

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of electrons present in valence shell,

P-O = 5 + 8 = 13

Number of electrons involved in bond formation,

13 - 3 = 10

Number of bonds in PO3 - 4ion = 102

Average P-O bond = 1.25

Average formal charge on Oxygen atom is -0.75