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Offline matt1234

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Homework help, naming compounds and polyatomic compunds
« on: September 27, 2009, 12:31:00 PM »
Hi there,
Attached is my homework, with question and answer.  Can someone please look it over quickly and tell me if i am doing it correctly?  I am not sure about many questions and think i should read more before finishing the rest.  I would check my text book but it doesnt provide the answers and i have no way of knowing unless i wait for the teacher until tommorrow.

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Matt,

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Re: Homework help, naming compounds and polyatomic compunds
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2009, 02:54:34 PM »
*Ignore me, I am impatient* please

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Re: Homework help, naming compounds and polyatomic compunds
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2009, 10:36:48 PM »
Hydrochloric Acid = HCl (aq)

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Re: Homework help, naming compounds and polyatomic compunds
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2009, 04:01:08 AM »
I think  most are correct and you have approached this in a systematic way

In naming, I think you need to add the oxidation state for all metals that can take two or more oxidation states in conjunction with a particular polyatomic ion.

So

15 g) Lead (II) Carbonate

16a) is calcium and you have written Na

16 c) Hypochlorate is ClO-  not CIO-

16h) Sodium hydroxide - no need for brackets as OH is interpreted as one symbol

16 i) simililarly to previous, no brackets needed

17 c) Mercury (I) carbonate ? because mercury can take multiple oxidation states - not sure if applies to carbonate though !

17 j) Antimony (V) Chlorate

17 l) Potassium Bromite ?

16 g) Al (ClO)3 not Al(CIO)3 - strictly your formula has carbon and iodine rather than chlorine as you intended.

16 j) NiPO4 ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphate


Seems a lot, but only minor points really.

Clive

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Re: Homework help, naming compounds and polyatomic compunds
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2009, 06:48:17 PM »
Thank you very much sir,
Today we did more of this, i realized i was getting ahead of myself.
Thanks again for your time! Next is covalent bonds and naming. :)

Awesome forum here.  I have taken physics and went to college for 3 years for an automation and robotics course.  Now im gearing up toward electrical engineering, but have never taken chemistry before, in the future ill help out if i can.

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