Balancing the charges in compound's ionic formula means ensuring that the sum of the charges of the radicals making up the ions is zero that is altogether, there is no net charge of the radicals
Explanation:
The guide to writing an ionic formula is as follows;
The radical with the positive charged ion or cation, is written first and the number of the atom with the charge is written as a subscript followed by the radical with the negatively charged ion, is written and the number of the atom possessing the charge is written as a subscript
The sum charges of the of positive and negative ions must be zero such that must be no net charge of the ions.
mass number remains constant while atomic number has been increased by 1 unit . beta is electron like element where its mass number is 0 and atomic number is -1.
