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Posted by shana on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 2:53pm.

What is usually indicated by an -ite or -ate ending in a chemical formula?
A. The compound carries a net ionic charge of zero.
B. The compound contains a polyatomic ion.
C. The compound is an acid.
D. The compound is molecular.

I think A

chemistry - DrBob222, Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 3:37pm
Nope. Think of some names of compounds with ate or ite endings.
sodium chlorate = NaClO3
sodium chlorite = NaClO2
sodium nitrate = NaNO3
sodium nitrite = NaNO2
sodium sulfate = Na2SO4
sodium sulfite = Na2SO3

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