Would Beryllium nitrate be "Be(NO3)3"?
I know the charges are N and O are -3 and -2 so do you add them together to get -5 and then Be having the chargge of +2 you add that to -5 to get the "3" after nitrate?
2006-12-11 23:41:41 · 4 answers · asked by Bo 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Be will form an ion with a charge of +2(groupII element) and the nitrate ion has a (-1) charge so two nitrate ions are needed to balance the Be+2 charge.
When dealing with polyatomic ions such as nitrate nitrite, sulfate, sulfite, phosphate, phosphite, etc, you have to treat the polyatomic ion as a single ion, not as the elements that make it up.
In other words, within the nitrate ion, N and O are not separate ions, they are part of the NO3- ion.
Be(NO3)2
2006-12-11 23:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by rm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi
this is definately the formula for Berelium nitrate.. Be(No3)2
No3 has a charge of -1.Be is +2..
since No3 is -1 and Be is +2 ..u will , a kind of swap them ang give No3 the +2 then give Be the -1, which gives u the compound
Be(No3)2...thats the simple way i do mine..
2006-12-12 07:59:32 · answer #2 · answered by George 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would rather prefer Be (NO3)2
since the acid is NO3H monovalent and the base Be (OH)2
Be (OH)2 +2 NO3H --> Be (NO3)2 + H2O
2006-12-12 07:53:36 · answer #3 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i is Be(NO3)2
2006-12-12 07:46:55 · answer #4 · answered by Simply me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋