Is there a relationship between valence shell and formal charge of the atom......
Let's take an example.
A carbocation for eg $methenium$ has a formal charge of +1,can we tell how many valence electrons it has using this.A carbon atom always forms 4 bonds but here it is only forming 3 bonds then surely there will be change in it's valence shell and the formal charge will be related to it?How about other atoms such as ammonium ion.What will this positive charge signify....decrease in lone pairs or increase.Stuffs like that
I don't know much about formal charge so that's why I am asking such confusing questions.My teacher said to me that carbon always forms 4 bonds and since it is forming 3 bonds in cases like this , a positive charge will come to it.Same for nitrogen but he didn't tell me about the valence shell so that's why i am asking