Concept explainers
To Establish:The formula for carbon tetrachloride.
Answer to Problem 18.9APP
For carbon tetrachloride the formula is
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The symbol and oxidation number of the positive ion:
Carbon:
The symbol and oxidation number of the negative ion:
Chlorine:
First write the
Without the sign, one ion’s charge forms the subscript of the other.
In this case, the subscripts already are the lowest whole numbers that maintain the ratio of the ions.
By determining whether the compound is neutral the formula obtained can be checked. The charge on one carbon ion is
Conclusion:
For carbon tetrachloridethe formula is
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