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Arnold L.

Ibañez
ETEEAP
Holy Trinity University
General Chemistry 1

Activity 2. Writing of Chemical Formulas


A. Write the chemical formula of the following compounds.
1. Carbon disulfide - CS2
2. Barium oxide - BaO
3. Iron (III) oxide - Fe2O3
4. Ammonium chloride - NH4Cl
5. Aluminum sulfate - Al2(SO4)3
6. Zinc chloride - ZnCl2
7. Calcium hydroxide - Ca(OH)₂
8. Diphosphorus pentoxide - P₄O₁₀ (note: empirical formula P2O5 di=2
penta = 5)
9. Magnesium phosphide - Mg3P2
10. Iron(III) sulfite - Fe₂S₃

B. An unknown element X forms an ionic compound with O. Given that the


formula of the compound is X2O3, what is the charge of the ion of X?
Answer:
X would most likely be in the same group of the periodic table as aluminium

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