{"id":228651,"date":"2025-06-07T12:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=228651"},"modified":"2025-06-07T12:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T12:56:01","slug":"complete-the-table-below-by-writing-the-symbols-for-the-cation-and-anion-that-mak-ionic-compound-naci-nh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/07\/complete-the-table-below-by-writing-the-symbols-for-the-cation-and-anion-that-mak-ionic-compound-naci-nh\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete the table below by writing the symbols for the cation and anion that mak ionic compound NaCI NH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Complete the table below by writing the symbols for the cation and anion that mak ionic compound NaCI NH
CI Cr(NO
)
Mn(OH)
CrBr
Na
NH
Cr
Mn
Cr
cationanionCI
CI
OH
Br<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Corrected Table:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ionic Compound<\/th>Cation<\/th>Anion<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
NaCl<\/td>Na\u207a<\/td>Cl\u207b<\/td><\/tr>
NH\u2084Cl<\/td>NH\u2084\u207a<\/td>Cl\u207b<\/td><\/tr>
Cr(NO\u2083)\u2086<\/td>Cr\u2076\u207a<\/td>NO\u2083\u207b<\/td><\/tr>
Mn(OH)\u2083<\/td>Mn\u00b3\u207a<\/td>OH\u207b<\/td><\/tr>
CrBr\u2084<\/td>Cr\u2074\u207a<\/td>Br\u207b<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udd0d Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In ionic compounds, the total positive charge from cations must balance the total negative charge from anions. To determine the ions in each compound, we break the formula into its constituent ions by analyzing their charges and stoichiometry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. NaCl<\/strong> is a simple ionic compound. Sodium (Na) is an alkali metal that forms a +1 cation (Na\u207a), and chloride (Cl) forms a -1 anion (Cl\u207b). Since their charges are equal and opposite, the compound is neutral.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. NH\u2084Cl<\/strong> contains the polyatomic ion ammonium (NH\u2084\u207a) and the chloride ion (Cl\u207b). Ammonium is a common polyatomic cation with a +1 charge, balancing the -1 charge of chloride.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Cr(NO\u2083)\u2086<\/strong> contains six nitrate ions (NO\u2083\u207b), each with a -1 charge. The total negative charge is -6. Therefore, the chromium ion must have a +6 charge to balance it, resulting in Cr\u2076\u207a.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Mn(OH)\u2083<\/strong> includes three hydroxide ions (OH\u207b), each carrying a -1 charge. This gives a total of -3. To balance this, manganese must be in the +3 oxidation state, giving Mn\u00b3\u207a.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. CrBr\u2084<\/strong> has four bromide ions (Br\u207b), each with a -1 charge, for a total of -4. Thus, chromium must be in the +4 state, making the cation Cr\u2074\u207a.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Understanding the charges and the ratios of the ions helps deduce the correct oxidation states of the metal cations. This skill is crucial in naming and forming ionic compounds, balancing reactions, and understanding compound properties in chemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Complete the table below by writing the symbols for the cation and anion that mak ionic compound NaCI NHCI Cr(NO)Mn(OH)CrBrNaNHCrMnCrcationanionCICIOHBr The Correct Answer and Explanation is: \u2705 Corrected Table: Ionic Compound Cation Anion NaCl Na\u207a Cl\u207b NH\u2084Cl NH\u2084\u207a Cl\u207b Cr(NO\u2083)\u2086 Cr\u2076\u207a NO\u2083\u207b Mn(OH)\u2083 Mn\u00b3\u207a OH\u207b CrBr\u2084 Cr\u2074\u207a Br\u207b \ud83d\udd0d Explanation In ionic compounds, the total […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228651\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}