Parantheses mean present of a subgroup or a group of polyatomic ions in a chemical reaction.
<u>Explanation:</u>
In a chemical reaction, sometimes, a compound may be composed of group of polyatomic ions with other ions. Some of the polyatomic ions are sulfate, carbonate, nitrate, hydroxide, bicarbonate, ammonia etc.
So these polyatomic ions are formed by combining two or more elements. Thus, if the number of polyatomic ions in a compound is more than one, then we use parathesis and write those polyatomic ions in it and write the number of polyatomic ions present in the compound as subscript of the parathesis.
For example, Fe₂(SO₄)₃
So here SO₄ is a polyatomic ion and in the compound 3 atoms of SO₄ is required to neutralize the compound and thus paranthesis is used. Thus, parantheses mean present of a subgroup or a group of polyatomic ions in a chemical reaction.
A bond between two atoms that SHARE electrons
Hey there,
A scientist triples the temperature of a gas at constant pressure. By what factor does the gas’s volume change?
I believe that when the scientist triples the temperature of the gas at a certain and constant pressure, the factor of the gas volume would change most likely with the double amount of pressure that the scientist put in the first place.
~Jurgen