What is the formula for the stable binary ionic compound formed between Barium and Oxygen?
1 answer:
Answer: a. BaO
Explanation:
For formation of a neutral ionic compound, the charges on cation and anion must be balanced. The cation is formed by loss of electrons by metals and anions are formed by gain of electrons by non metals.
Here element barium is having an oxidation state of +2 called as cation and
is an anion with oxidation state of -2. Thus they combine and their oxidation states are exchanged and written in simplest whole number ratios to give neutral
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The mentioned molecule with formula, CH₃NO where no bond is found between N and O can be depicted as formamide is shown in the attachment below.
The formal charges = Number of valence electrons for the atom (V) - the number of electrons in lone pairs (N) - 1/2 (number of electrons in bond pairs, B)
FC = V - N - B/2
Thus, there is a need to calculate valence electrons, electrons in lone pairs, and the number of electrons in bond pairs for each atom in the mentioned molecule.
V or valence electrons on C = 4e, on H = 1e, on N = 5e, and on O = 6e.
N or electrons in lone pairs on C = 0e, on H = 0e, on N = 2e, and on O = 4e.
B or number of electrons in bond pairs for C = 8e, for H = 2e, for N = 6e, and for O = 4e.
Thus, the formal charges for each will be,
C = 4 - 0 - (8/2) = 0
H = 1 - 0 - (2/2) = 0
N = 5 - 2 - (6/2) = 0
O = 6 - 4 - (4/2) = 0
Lewis dot structure for the given molecule is given in the attachment below:
