What formula do you use?

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What formula do you use?

When you have carbonic acid, the real name is hydrogen carbonate. Do you use the polyatomic ion of HCO3 (which is hydrogencarbonate, one word), or do you use H2CO3 (which is hydrogen carbonate, 2 words)?

I think you use the H2CO3 formula, that way it's balanced. I get confused when I see the polyatomic ion of HCO3, and I don't know which one to use for a formula.

2007-10-15 12:24:37 · 1 answers · asked by Ryan14 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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carbonic acid is H2CO3

hydrogen carbonate is a polyatomic ion with a charge of 1-

2007-10-15 12:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋