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  • 24-01-2017
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How are parentheses used in chemical formulas

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Аноним Аноним
  • 24-01-2017
it is meant to distinguish the number of polyatomic ions from the number of atoms in a given polyatomic ion. an example is Ca(NO3)2
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  • 24-01-2017
In a chemical compound, parenthesis are used to distinguish the number of polyatomic ions from the number of atoms. Such as in the compound calcium nitrate, it is written as [tex] Ca(NO_{3} ) _{2} [/tex]. This means there are two nitrate ions for every one calcium ion.
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