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Shanzey
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6N.5

Postby Shanzey » Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:13 pm

For 6N.5 part a, how do we determine the charges of the atoms in the compound Hg2Cl2?
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Selena Yu 1H
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Re: 6N.5

Postby Selena Yu 1H » Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:29 pm

Cl2 would have a charge of -2 because one Cl would have the charge of -1. So therefore one Hg would have the charge of +1 and Hg2 would have the charge +2 because overall the compound is neutral
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Justin Seok 2A
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Re: 6N.5

Postby Justin Seok 2A » Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:49 pm

You can figure that the Cl would have a charge of -1 because it is in the 2nd last row of the periodic table. So Cl2 would have a total charge of -2, meaning that Hg2 would have to have a charge of +2 in order to keep Hg2Cl2 neutral and Hg would have a charge of +1.
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