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What is the correct name for the compound NaNO3?
What is the correct name for the compound NaNO3?
sodium nitrate
What is the ionic charge on the oxygen ion in the ionic compound with the formula Cr2O3?
What is the ionic charge on the oxygen ion in the ionic compound with the formula Cr2O3?
-2
Which element, when combined with chlorine, is most likely to form an ionic compound?
Which element, when combined with chlorine, is most likely to form an ionic compound?
lithium
What is the formula for calcium phosphate?
What is the formula for calcium phosphate?
What is a cation?
What is a cation?
How is the cation Fe3+ formed?
How is the cation Fe3+ formed?
What do the metals in groups 1, 2, and 3 do when they form ions?
What do the metals in groups 1, 2, and 3 do when they form ions?
When naming an ion of a transition metal with more than one common charge, how is the charge indicated?
When naming an ion of a transition metal with more than one common charge, how is the charge indicated?
How is the number of atoms of each element in an ionic compound indicated?
How is the number of atoms of each element in an ionic compound indicated?
What does an ite or ate ending on the name of a compound indicate?
What does an ite or ate ending on the name of a compound indicate?
What is the formula for magnesium cyanide?
What is the formula for magnesium cyanide?
What is the formula for iron (II) bromide?
What is the formula for iron (II) bromide?
What is the name for CuCl?
What is the name for CuCl?
KC2H3O2 is also known as?
KC2H3O2 is also known as?
Among the following, which atom is most likely to form an ion with the charge of 2+?
Among the following, which atom is most likely to form an ion with the charge of 2+?
What is the correct name for the ion Fe2+?
What is the correct name for the ion Fe2+?
Which element group is least likely to form ions?
Which element group is least likely to form ions?
How is the sulfate ion written?
How is the sulfate ion written?
What is the formula for aluminum oxide?
What is the formula for aluminum oxide?
What is the name of the compound H3PO4?
What is the name of the compound H3PO4?
How would aluminum carbonate be written?
How would aluminum carbonate be written?
What is the formula for zinc (II) hydroxide?
What is the formula for zinc (II) hydroxide?
What is the formula for potassium bromide?
What is the formula for potassium bromide?
What is the name for hydrogen nitrate?
What is the name for hydrogen nitrate?
What is the name for silver (I) nitrate?
What is the name for silver (I) nitrate?
What is the name for gold (III) chloride?
What is the name for gold (III) chloride?
What is the formula for calcium sulfide?
What is the formula for calcium sulfide?
What is the formula for ammonium carbonate?
What is the formula for ammonium carbonate?
What is the formula for tin (IV) hydroxide?
What is the formula for tin (IV) hydroxide?
What is the formula for potassium nitrate?
What is the formula for potassium nitrate?
Study Notes
Ionic Compounds Overview
- Sodium nitrate is represented by the formula NaNO3.
- The oxygen ion in Cr2O3 has a charge of -2.
Ionic Compound Formation
- Lithium is likely to form an ionic compound with chlorine.
- Calcium phosphate is denoted by the formula Ca3(PO4)2.
- A cation carries a positive charge, formed when an atom or group of atoms loses electrons.
Transition Metals and Ions
- The cation Fe3+ forms when iron loses three electrons.
- Metals in groups 1, 2, and 3 typically lose electrons to form cations.
- For transition metals with multiple oxidation states, the charge is indicated by a Roman numeral in their name.
Chemical Formulas and Polyatomic Ions
- The number of each element in an ionic compound is shown by subscripts.
- A compound name ending in -ite or -ate signifies the presence of a polyatomic anion.
- Magnesium cyanide is represented by Mg(CN)2 and iron (II) bromide by FeBr2.
- Copper(I) chloride is the name for CuCl.
Common Ionic Compounds
- Potassium acetate corresponds to the formula KC2H3O2.
- Calcium (Ca) is likely to have a 2+ charge when forming ions.
- The ion Fe2+ is named iron(II).
- Group 18 elements are the least likely to form ions.
Important Anions and Formulas
- The sulfate ion is represented as SO42-.
- Aluminum oxide is indicated by the formula Al2O3.
- The compound H3PO4 is known as hydrogen phosphorate.
- Aluminum carbonate is written as Al2(CO3)3.
Additional Ionic Compounds
- Zinc (II) hydroxide is expressed as Zn(OH)2.
- Potassium bromide has a formula of KBr.
- Hydrogen nitrate corresponds to HNO3.
- Silver (I) nitrate is denoted by AgNO3.
- Gold (III) chloride is represented by AuCl3.
- Calcium sulfide is indicated by the formula CaS.
- Ammonium carbonate is written as (NH4)2CO3.
- Tin (IV) hydroxide corresponds to Sn(OH)4.
- Potassium nitrate is expressed as KNO3.
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