Ca2+ + 2 I- --> CaI2
The cation,
K +
and the anion,
Cl -
form the compound,
KCl
=========Potassium chloride
The formula of the compound and the Atomic Mass of its elements.
The most common compound between sodium and sulfur that does not contain other elements has the formula Na2S.
The name of the compound with this formula is "magnesium sulfide".
The ionic compound formed by reaction of the elements with atomic symbols K and O is named potassium oxide and has the formula unit K2O. (The lower case letters k and o are never proper atomic symbols!)
The number of elements in a compound can be determined by looking at the chemical formula and identifying each element's symbol. For example, the compound CO2 has two elements, carbon and oxygen. Another example, glucose, has the formula C6H12O6, and has three elements, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
CaF2
Ca2+ + 2 I- --> CaI2
AlF3. Aluminum trifluoride.
the empirical formula of a compound tells you the proportions of the elements in the compound. with that information you can make some inferences about the identity of the compound. for example a compound with an empirical formula CH4 tells us that for every carbon atom there are four hydrogen atoms. this means that the compound is methane because no other hydrocarbon can have these roportions (try drawing the lewis structure for C2H8, which doesnt exist. you cant!)
A chemical formula shows what elements a compound contains, and the ratio of the atoms or ions of the elements in the compound.
The formula of the compound and the Atomic Mass of its elements.
Al3+ and 3 Cl- form AlCl3This chemical is a great catalyst for organic chemists- in Friedel-Krafts and chlorination of benzene.
The chemical formula of a compound does not indicate the way that elements are joined in the compound. Chemical formulas tell you the identity of the elements in the compound and the relative proportions of the elements.
Formula
It is the chemical formula of a compound. It helps to identify the elements and their ratios i the compound. Also it is easy to use the formula to describe a compound.
Formula