Question

what is the compound name for the ION SbBO3. Also can someone please tell me what the difference is between just a regular molecule and a ion. And how it changes formulas? Thank you so much!

Answer 1

Answer:

Antimony Borate

Explanation:

The compound name for the ion SbBO3

That would be Antimony borate

Initially we have the combination of antimony and the borate ion

Antimony has the ion Sb3+ while the borate have the ion BO3(3-)

According to IUPAC naming rules, the 3 on both ions will cancel out during combination to form a single molecule.

The difference between just a regular molecule and an ion is that while a molecule does not carry charge, an ion is charged. The positive or negative charge on an ion is what makes it different from a molecule which is not charged. Also, there must be a combination of a positive and a negative ion before we can have the formation of a molecule

Now, how it changes formula?

Although there are extensive rules but basically, a molecule is formed if there is a combination of ions.

Now, how an ion changes form in a molecule depends on the charge on the other ion

A positive ion most times come in contact with a negative ion to form a molecule.

Now, if we have the same magnitude of charge in both positive and negative sides, the charges will cancel out.

This is in the case of Antimony Borate where we had a magnitude of 3 on the positive and negative sides.

So they cancel out

In a case where this is not the case such as in the case of calcium and borate ion,

We have Calcium as Ca2+ and the borate ion as BO3(3-)

What happens here is that they switch ions and we have;

Ca3(BO3)2

Hope these helps!

Thank you