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

Chapter 5 Problem 120CQ

Question

Write the formula and name for the compound that forms for each pair of elements (X = metal, Y = nonmetal) indicated by the period and electron-dot symbols in the following table: (5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6)

Solution

Solution 120 CQ:Here, we are going to write the formula and name of the compound.Step 1: Period 2: only Li has valence electron 1And N has 5 valence electrons.Thus, the formula of the compound would be 3 Li + N L3NTherefore, the name of the compound is Lithium Nitride (Li3N)________________

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

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