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Write the formulas of the following common household chemicals: (a) sodium hypochlorite (the active ingredient bleach) (b) hydrogen peroxide (used medicinally in dilute solutions) (c) potassium hydroxide (found in some drain cleaners) (d) acetic acid (the active ingredient in vinegar)
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VerifiedFor this task we need to know what is our cation and anion. We can write the chemical formula of the compound from a pair of its constituent ion. We must cross multiply the coefficients of the ions with the magnitude of the charge on each of the ions. We do this to neutralize charge on the binary compound.
a)
Sodium hypochlorite consists of sodium ion and hypochlorite ion .
The chemical formula of the compound is: .
b)
Hydrogen peroxide consists of hydrogen ion and peroxide ion .
The chemical formula of the compound is: .
c)
Potassium hydroxide consists of potassium ion and hydroxide ion .
The chemical formula of the compound is: .
d)
Acetic acid consists of hydrogen ion and acetate ion .
The chemical formula of the compound is: .
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