What does -ate or -ite at the end of a compound indicate?

Answer 1

Respectively the higher and the lower state of oxidation of a nonmetal acid-forming oxide.

Example:

sulfite SO32- from SO2 from S in oxid.state +4forming sulfurous acid H2SO3

sulfate SO42- from SO3 from S in oxid.state +6forming sulfuric acid H2SO4
The -ate and -ite represent different polyatomic ions containing oxygen; the exact formula and number of oxygen atoms depends on the specific ion. An -ate ion typically has one oxygen atom more than an -ite ion.
The -ate and -ite represent different polyatomic ions containing oxygen, the exact formula and number of oxygen atoms depends on the specific ion. An -ate ion typically has one oxygen atom more than an -ite compound. Compounds ending in -ate or -ite are typically salts.

Answer 2

It usually refers to a compound that contains a polyatomic ion or a group equivalent to a polyatomic ion. When two similar compounds exist one ending in -ate and the other in -ite, the central atomof the polyatomic ion in the -ate compound will have a higher oxidation state.

For example, in sodium nitrate (NaNO3) nitrogen's oxidation state is 5+ while in sodium nitrite (NaNO2), nitrogen's oxidation state is 3+.

In some cases, the group is not an ion but a covalently bonded group, as in methyl nitrite (CH3NO3).

Answer 3

The suffixes -ate or -ite at the end of a compound indicate that it is an ionized form of the parent non-metal or polyatomic ion. The -ate suffix typically represents the most common form of the ion, while the -ite suffix represents a lower oxidized form.

Answer 4

contains oxygen ?

Answer 5

the compound contains oxygen

Answer 6

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