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What is the simplest ratio of ions represented in an ionic compound?
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What does the formula unit for an ionic compound show?
simplest ratio of the ions
How do ionic compounds and the empirical formula relate?
The formula unit for an ionic compound is similar to an empirical formula in that both give the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms of each element in a compound.
Why compounds are represented in a formula unit?
Compounds are represented by a formula unit to show the simplest ratio of atoms or ions. This unit repeats throughout any amount of the compound.
What is The smallest whole-number ratio of the element in an ionic or covalent bond?
Emperical formula give the smallest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound
What determines the ratio of ions in an ionic compound?
C.The charges on the ions
What does the formula unit for an ionic compound show?
simplest ratio of the ions
How do ionic compounds and the empirical formula relate?
The formula unit for an ionic compound is similar to an empirical formula in that both give the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms of each element in a compound.
Why compounds are represented in a formula unit?
Compounds are represented by a formula unit to show the simplest ratio of atoms or ions. This unit repeats throughout any amount of the compound.
What is The smallest whole-number ratio of the element in an ionic or covalent bond?
Emperical formula give the smallest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound
The empirical formula is always the accepted formula for what?
The lowest whole-number ratio of atoms in a molecule
What determines the ratio of ions in an ionic compound?
C.The charges on the ions
What determines the ratio of ions an ionic compound?
C.The charges on the ions
Why do you use the term formula mass instead of molecular mass for ionic compound?
It is impossible to know the mass of a large ionic lattice.
Does the chemical formula of an ionic compound show the atoms in a molecule?
No. The chemical formula of an ionic compound is a formula unit and represents the lowest whole number ratio of ions in the compound. Ionic compounds are not made of molecules.
What is the lowest whole number ratio of ions in an ionic compound called?
an empirical formula For an ionic compound, the empirical formula is called a formula unit.
What is represented in the empirical formula of a compound?
The absolute ratio of the component elements.
What is the correct chemical formula for a compound containg barium and oxygen?
BaO because Ba 2+ and 0 2- form an ionic bond with the simplest whole number ratio.
