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Write the chemical formula for sodium hypobromite.

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Answer:

NaOBr (or) Na⁺ ⁻OBr

Step-by-step explanation:

The Oxo-Acids of Bromine are as follow,

Hypobromous Acid = HOBr

Bromous Acid = HOBrO

Bromic Acid = HBrO₃

Perbromic Acid = HBrO₄

When these acids are converted to their conjugate bases their names are as follow,

Hypobromite = ⁻OBr

Bromite = ⁻OBrO

Bromate = ⁻OBrO₂

Perbromate = ⁻OBrO₃

According to rules, the positive part of ionic compound is named first and the negative part is named second. So, Sodium Hypobromite has a chemical formula of Na⁺ ⁻OBr or NaOBr.

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