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
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