Please someone help me.
I've been seeing people say (CH3COO)2 is Acetate but the formula of Acetate that I have is C2H3O2.
Is there something that I'm missing?
2007-10-30 11:48:17 · 5 answers · asked by shadow_zeke_raven 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The name is beryllium acetate.
Acetate is written as C2H3O2- or as CH3COO-. Your compound happens to have two acetates for every one beryllium.
The first method is more concise as it simply counts the number of atoms. The second method (notice the same exact atoms as the first) shows the actual structure of the acetate ion. Two carbon atoms are bonded to each other. One of the carbon atoms has 3 hydrogens bonded to it. The other carbon atom has 2 oxygens bonded to it (one a double bond, the other a single bond).
2007-10-30 11:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by brad p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be Ch3coo 2
2016-09-29 03:11:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beryllium Acetate
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What is the name of Be(CH3COO)2?
Please someone help me.
I've been seeing people say (CH3COO)2 is Acetate but the formula of Acetate that I have is C2H3O2.
Is there something that I'm missing?
2015-08-16 16:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Name; Beryllium Acetate
Modern nomenclature:
Beryllium Ethanoate.
(CH3COO)2 = CH3COO- + CH3COO-
that is two ethanoate ions.
Your 'acetate' C2H3O2 is correct, but CH3COO- is written this way in order to show how the atoms are connected.
Note also I have put a negative sign '-' in my ethanoate ions because they have 'lost' their acidic proton.
Beryllium metal is in Group (II), therefore it has an ion 'Be^2+'
so Be needs two ethanoate ions to balance the charges.
Hope this helps!!!!
2007-10-30 12:06:09 · answer #5 · answered by lenpol7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beryllium acetate. Acetate can be written either way.
2007-10-30 11:50:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋