please help me w/ this 2 problems, thanks!
Q1: Explain why the name for MgCl2 is magnesium chloride but the name for CuCl2 is copper (II) chloride.
Q2: Does the fact that two elements combine in a one-to-one atomic ratio means that the charges on their ions are both 1? Explain.
Explain elements name
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Q1: Becuse there are different copper chlorides.
is copper (II) chloride
and is copper (I) chloride
Q2: No, that only means that they have the same absolute values of charges.
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CuCl2
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CuCl
Q2: No, that only means that they have the same absolute values of charges.
In
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MgO
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Mg{2+}
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O{2-}