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What Are the Formal Charge and the Oxidation Number of the Carbon

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What are the formal charge and the oxidation number of the carbon atom in the Lewis structure for carbon monoxide shown below?

A) The formal charge of the carbon atom equals 0 and the oxidation number equals 0.
B) The formal charge of the carbon atom equals 1+ and the oxidation number equals 4+.
C) The formal charge of the carbon atom equals 1 - and the oxidation number equals 4+.
D) The formal charge of the carbon atom equals 1+ and the oxidation number equals 2+.
E) The formal charge of the carbon atom equals 1 - and the oxidation number equals 2+.

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