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The Lewis structure for the cyanate ion, OCN⁻, is written in the order O–C≡N with all atoms obeying the octet rule. What is the formal charge on the nitrogen atom? a)
+
2
+2
+
2
b)
−
1
-1
−
1
c)
0
0
0
d)
+
1
+1
+
1
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