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What would be the formula for manganous acetate, cupric sulfate pentahydrate, and tin (II) permanganate?

2007-02-06 12:19:31 · 1 answers · asked by glance 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Mn(C2H3O2)2

CuSO4*5H2O

Sn(MnO4)2

It's interesting that the last compound probably could not exist. The reason is that MnO4- would oxidize Sn2+ to Sn4+, and you would get stannic permanganate. Chemists have names for compounds that have not (yet??) existed.

2007-02-06 12:30:11 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋