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How do you write the formula for zinc acetate?

Solution

Zinc acetate is an ionic compound. The easiest way to learn to write such a formula is to learn to write the formula of the cation first, and then the formula for the anion, then crisscross their charges.

Explanation:
The bond that forms zinc acetate is ionic. Zinc forms 2+ cations, with the formula $$Zn^{2+}$$ and acetate is a polyatomic anion with the formula $$CH_3COO^-$$.

Since the compound needs to be neutral, the total positive charge must equal the total negative charge, so the formula for zinc acetate requires one $$Zn^{2+}$$ and two $$C_2H_3O_2^-$$ ions.

The formula is then $$Zn(C_2H_3O_2)_2$$.

The formula for the acetate ion is placed in parentheses with a subscript of 2, indicating that two acetate ions with a 1- charge are required to bond with one zinc ion with a 2+ charge.

Now the total positive charge is 2+ and the total negative charge is 2-, giving an overall charge of zero for the zinc acetate compound.


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