Neutral having no preference or tendency to move one way or the other; neither acid nor base.
An atom in a molecule is given a formal charge (FC) if all chemical linkages involve equitable sharing of electrons among all atoms, regardless of their relative electronegativity.
[Number of valence electrons] = formal charge - [electrons in lone pairs Plus 1/2 the number of bonding electrons]
For carbon, there are 4 valence electrons.
There are two non-bonded electrons (it has a lone pair)
There are three bonds encircling carbon.
Consequently, formal charge = 4 - (2 + 3) = 4 - 5 = -1.
Formally, C in CH3 has a negative 1 charge.
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