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Chapter 8, Problem 79P(choose chapter or problem)
Write the empirical (or molecular) formulas of compounds that the elements in the third period (sodium to chlorine) should form with (a) molecular oxygen and (b) molecular chlorine. In each case indicate whether you would expect the compound to be ionic or molecular in character.
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QUESTION:
Write the empirical (or molecular) formulas of compounds that the elements in the third period (sodium to chlorine) should form with (a) molecular oxygen and (b) molecular chlorine. In each case indicate whether you would expect the compound to be ionic or molecular in character.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
The following elements are present in the third group of the periodic table;
The third-period elements are
Sodium (Na), Magnesium (Mg), Aluminum (Al), Silicon (Si), Phosphorous (P), Sulfur (S), Chlorine (Cl)