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When finding the chemical formula of a compound, we will need to find the charges of each element/bond.
Looking at our period table, sodium has a +1 charge, written as Na 1+, and sulfate has a charge of -2, and it is written as SO4 2-.
Now, we need to make the charges equivalent. To do this, we need to "criss-cross" the charges. This means that sodium will need to additional atoms to make the charges equal, and sulfate will need one.
Therefore, the chemical formula for sodium sulfate is: Na2SO4.
Answer: helium(He)
Explanation: Helium has only 2 electrons in the outermost energy level, but all of the other elements in its column have eight.
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Appearance. Pure rock salt is colorless. However, when found underground it is generally not completely pure, so may have yellow, red, gray or brown hues. It is either transparent or translucent and when you shine a light on it, its luster is vitreous, meaning it appears shiny and glassy.
Explanation:
Answer:
0.11 mol
Explanation:
<em>This is the chemical formula for acetic acid (the chemical that gives the sharp taste to vinegar): CH₃CO₂H. An analytical chemist has determined by measurements that there are 0.054 moles of oxygen in a sample of acetic acid. How many moles of hydrogen are in the sample?</em>
Step 1: Given data
- Formula of acetic acid: CH₃CO₂H
- Moles of oxygen in the sample of acetic acid: 0.054 moles
Step 2: Establish the appropriate molar ratio
According to the chemical formula of acetic acid, the molar ratio of H to O is 4:2.
Step 3: Calculate the moles of atoms of hydrogen
We will use the theoretical molar ratio for acetic acid.
0.054 mol O × (4 mol H/2 mol O) = 0.11 mol H
The answer is 6.25 x 10^4.
