Salt dissolving in a glass of water, using electricity to break down water into hydrogen and oxygen, rust forming on an iron fence and gas burning on a stove.

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Identify the ion ratios needed to form neutral compounds from the ions below. The metal ion (cation) is listed first, and the no

Natasha2012 [34]

To figure out the ratios of these compounds, it is important to remember that the charge of these compounds must be <em>neutral</em>.

So in order to make them neutral, you must have specific ratios:

$Na^{+}: Br^{-} =1:1$ ; This is true because they both have a charge of magnitude of 1.

$Al^{3+}: Cl^{-}=1:3$ ; We need 3 chlorine atoms because we need to balance out the charge from the 3+ charge of aluminum - therefore since chlorine has a 1- charge, we need 3 atoms.

$Mg^{2+}: O^{2-}=1:1$ ; The charges of the magnesium (2+) are balanced with the oxygen charge (2-).

$Al^{3+}: O^{2-}=2:3$ ; This is correct because if charges are like this, you must find the least common factor in order to know the ratio. The LCF is 6, therefore, for the atom with a 3+ charge, you need 2 of them, and for the atom with a 2- charge, you need 3 of them. This keeps the charge neutral.

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What happens to the electronegativity as you go from Lithium to Francium?<br> Why?

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Answer:

Electronegativity in group 1 decreases as we go from Lithium to Francium.

Explanation:

Electronegativity is defined as the tendency of an element to attract an electron pair towards itself.

In a group generally this tendency decreases from top to bottom as the size of the atom increases and hence the positive nucleus get far from the outer orbital.

In the same way group 1 elements i.e. from Lithium to Francium electronegativity decreases.

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