January 15, 2025, 04:45:10 PM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


Topic: Polyatomic Ions  (Read 2872 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline nate2612

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 19
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-2
Polyatomic Ions
« on: January 30, 2008, 02:51:48 PM »
Polyatomic ions are often said to be a cross between covalent compounds and ionic compounds. Why?

Offline DevaDevil

  • Chemist
  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 690
  • Mole Snacks: +55/-9
  • Gender: Male
  • postdoc at ANL
Re: Polyatomic Ions
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2008, 01:35:43 PM »
can you draw the structure of, say HNO3?
what will this do when in contact with water?

Sponsored Links