This is determined by chemical analysis.
No, NH4NO3 is not a binary compound because it contains nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen, which are more than two different elements. It is a ternary compound because it contains three different elements.
No, HCN is not a ternary acid. Ternary acids are acids that contain hydrogen, a nonmetal, and oxygen. HCN does not contain oxygen, making it a binary acid.
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Binary
No, sodium nitrate, NaNO3 contains three elements sodium nitrogen and oxygen (its a ternary compound)
Yes, BaSO4 is a binary compound. It is composed of barium (Ba) and sulfate (SO4) ions, with no other types of elements involved in its chemical formula.
Sodium phosphate is a ternary salt.
Bianry compounds are defined as having only two different elements.
"Ternary" means that the compound contains three elements.
Sodium dihydrogen phosphate or Sodium dihydrogen ortho phosphate.
Unitary binary and ternary
No. Not all binary compounds are ionic and not all ionic compounds are binary. An ionic compound is a compound formed by the exchange rather than the sharing of electrons. A binary compound is any compound of exactly 2 elements. Examples: Sodium chloride (NaCl, compound sodium and chlorine) is both binary and ionic. Potassium hydroxide (KOH, compound of potassium, hydrogen, and oxygen) is ionic but not binary. Water (H2O, compound of hydrogen and oxygen) is binary, but covalent, not ionic.