What is the formal charge on an carbon atom with no lone pairs and 3 bonds?

The formal charge of an atom can be calculated using the formula:

Formal Charge = Valence Electrons - (Non-bonding electrons + 1/2 Bonding electrons)

For a carbon atom:

1. The number of valence electrons in a carbon atom is 4.

2. Since there are no lone pairs, the number of non-bonding electrons is 0.

3. The number of bonding electrons is twice the number of bonds, because each bond consists of 2 electrons. So, for 3 bonds, there are 6 bonding electrons.

Substituting these values into the formula:

Formal Charge = 4 - (0 + 1/2 * 6) = 4 - 3 = +1

So, the formal charge on the carbon atom in this case is +1.