The molecular weight of an ionic compound is 118.9 g/mol. the ions in the unknown are sodium, oxygen, and bromine. what is the n

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The molecular weight of an ionic compound is 118.9 g/mol. the ions in the unknown are sodium, oxygen, and bromine. what is the n

ame of the unknown oxyanion?

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vodka [1.7K] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-24T15:55:03+03:00

Answer is: the name of the unknown oxyanion is hypobromite.
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M(NaBrO</span>ₓ) = 118.9 g/mol; <span>molecular weight of an ionic compound.
</span>M(Na) = 23 g/mol; atomic weight of sodium.
M(Br) = 79.9 g/mol; atomic weight of bromine.
M(O) = 16 g/mol; atomic weight of oxygen.
M(Na) + M(Br) + M(O) = 23 g/mol + 79.9 g/mol + 16 g/mol.
M(Na) + M(Br) + M(O) = 118.9 g/mol, so compound is NaBrO and oxyanion is BrO⁻.