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What two systems are used to show the charge of the cation in a type II ionic compound?
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∙ 11y ago
Type II (or type 2) refers to elements that can form ions with different charges. Or putting it another way can exhibit more than one oxidation state.
Oxidation state method
Type 2 compounds can be named by putting the oxidation state next to the element name
For example
FeCl2 would be called iron(II) chloride
FeCl3 would be named iron(III) chloride
Using -ous and -ic ending
The ous ending denotes the lower oxidation state -ic the higher. The first part of the name sometimes not the english name, , eg. iron is ferrous, ferric; , tin is stannous or stannic, copper is cuprous or cupric.
An example FeCl2 would ferrous chloride, FeCl3 would be Ferric chloride
The best system in my opinion is the first, because it copes with elements that have more than two oxidation states like osmium which has 5.
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