Answer:
O
Explanation:
The atoms lose energy during a change of state, but can still slide past each other; gas to a liquid.
The chemical formula : 3HgBr₂(Mercury(II) bromide)
<h3>Further explanation</h3>
Given
The chemical formulas of Mercury and Bromine
Required
The appropriate chemical formula
Solution
A molecular formula is a formula that shows the number of atomic elements that make up a compound.
The number of molecules is determined by the coefficient in front of the compound
the number of atoms is determined by the subscript after the atom and the coefficient
Three molecules⇒ coefficient = 3
one atom of Mercury ⇒Hg
two atoms of Bromine ⇒ Br₂
The chemical formula : 3HgBr₂
You must remember that oxidation number of hydrogen in acids is always +1, oxidation number of oxygen in oxides & acids is always -2... metals has always oxidation number on plus!
group NO3 comes from HNO3...and oxidation number of whole acid group is always on minus and equal to the amount of hydrogen atoms in this acid... so oxidation number of NO3 = -1
we have 2 NO3 groups so 2*(-1) = -2 and that is the reason why oxidation number of Fe in this formula must be +2... because sum of all elements always gives 0!
Now we could count of oxidation number for nitrogen... we write HNO3 and start counting from right to left:
3*(-2) from oxygens + 1 from hydrogen = -5
so nitrogen must have +5 oxidation number... because sum all in formula must be 0.
D has a total of four significant figures.
