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A polyatomic ion is an ion containing two or more atoms, usually of more than one element. An example is the nitrate ion. (NO−3 - ) This is 1 nitrogen with 3 oxygen's attached and bears a charge of 1-. The most common polyatomic ions are anions that contain oxygen attached to some other element called an oxoanion and are typically combinations of oxygen with a nonmetal. For a given nonmetal, there are often two or more common oxoanions SO32-(sulfite ion) 1 sulfur 3 oxygens and a charge of 2-,
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoOxoanion is a ion containing oxygen and another element.
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What is the oxoanion that comes from nitric acid?
NO-2
How do you know whether to put ide or ate at the end of a compound?
The name of an oxoanion ends with 'ate' when the central atom of it has the highest possible oxidation number. If it is slightly lesser (mostly 2), the common names of these compounds end with 'ite'. If the anion has no oxygen in it, usually it ends with 'ide'.
Other name for HCl?
Bleach (ilove2dance)Hydrochlorous acid does not exist. The -ous naming suffix is only used for anions that end in -ite, like the hypochlorite ion. However, an acid with that ion would be named hypochlorous acid. Hydro is only used as a prefix if the anion is not an oxoanion, one that contains oxygen. Hydrochlorous acid does not exist.
What is oxo?
A polyatomic ion is an ion containing two or more atoms, usually of more than one element. An example is the nitrate ion. (NO−3 - ) This is 1 nitrogen with 3 oxygen's attached and bears a charge of 1-. The most common polyatomic ions are anions that contain oxygen attached to some other element called an oxoanion and are typically combinations of oxygen with a nonmetal. For a given nonmetal, there are often two or more common oxoanions SO32-(sulfite ion) 1 sulfur 3 oxygens and a charge of 2-,
