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I don't understaind how to get the ions?
compound: N3O6

2006-12-14 14:49:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

what about P3O4

2006-12-14 15:08:41 · update #1

is it p4+ O+3

2006-12-14 15:13:39 · update #2

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(N3)+ (O6)-

(P3)+ (O4)-

2006-12-14 15:22:06 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

oxygen is always a 2- charge for the ion.
3 O2- = 6- total charge
The total positive charge needs to balance this out, so it must be a total of 6+.
2 N(?) = 6+, so each N must be 3+
ions are O2- and N3+

2006-12-14 22:56:40 · answer #2 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋