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Oxyanions
These elements form oxyanions with the O3 baseline (n=3), have the following charges regardless of the number of oxygens present.
Element | Br | I | Cl | Mn | N | C |
Charge | 1- | 1- | 1- | 1- | 1- | 2- |
Resulting base (n = 3) oxyanion | BrO3- | IO3- | ClO3- | MnO3- | NO3- | CO32- |
These elements form oxyanions with the O4 baseline (n=4), have the following charges regardless of the number of oxygens present.
Element | Cr | As | P | S |
memorize: this triangle helps remembering the charges. |
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Charge | 2- | 3- | 3- | 2- | ||
Resulting base (n = 4) oxyanion | CrO42- | AsO43- | PO43- | SO42- |
Discussions on Charges Within the Same Group
Example, the charge of SO42- is -2. | ||
The charge of SO32- is also -2. |
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