What is the formal charge of the oxygen atom, the carbon atom and the nitrogen atom respectively in the molecule of cyanate, (OCN) 1 - , shown below?
A) fc(O) = - 2, fc(C) = +4, and fc(N) = - 3
B) fc(O) = - 6, fc(C) = - 4, and fc(N) = - 5
C) fc(O) = - 1, fc(C) = 0, and fc(N) = 0
D) fc(O) = +1, fc(C) = 0, and fc(N) = - 2
E) fc(O) = 0, fc(C) = 0, and fc(N) = - 1
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