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Item _chem_comp_atom.charge

Description

              The net integer charge assigned to this atom. This is the
               formal charge assignment normally found in chemical diagrams.

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Item Examples

Example 1:

for an ammonium nitrogen

1

Example 2:

for a chloride ion

-1

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