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Name the compound re2o5. use a roman numeral after the name of the cation

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Answer is: name of the compound Re₂O₅ is rhenium(V) oxide.
In this chemical compound atom of rhenium has oxidation number +5 and atom oxygen has oxidation number -2, chemical compound rhenium(V)-oxide has neutral charge (2·(+5) + 5·(-2) = 0).
Roman five is for valence of rhenium in this compound.
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