Two possible structures for the molecule HCN are shown below

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Two possible structures for the molecule HCN are shown below H N C Structure 1 Determine the formal charge for each atom in each structure Then answer the following questions H C N Structure 2 In Structure 1 the formal charge on C is In Structure 2 the formal charge on C is On the basis of formal charge the better structure is Vand the formal charge on Nis and the formal charge on N is V 1 1 Fill in the blanks by selecting one option from each menu ab Part 1 2 points aby Part 2 2 points ab Part 3 2 points ab Part 4 2 points ab Part 5 4 points 12 points