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Textbook Solutions for General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life

Chapter 5 Problem 27QP

Question

Write the formula, including the charge, for each of the following polyatomic ions:a. hydrogen carbonate (bicarbonate)b. ammoniumc. phosphated. hydrogen sulfatee. perchlorate

Solution

Solution 27Qp:Here we have to write the formula, including the charge, for each of the following polyatomic ions.Rules for writing the formula of polyatomic ion.1. In the given name, the cation is written first and the anion is written as second name.2. If the formula unit contains two or more of the same polyatomic ion, that ion is written in parentheses with the subscript written outside the parentheses. For example calcium sulphate can be written as Ca (

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Title General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life 4 
Author Karen C. Timberlake
ISBN 9780321750891

Write the formula, including the charge, for each of the

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