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What is the comound name for the formula PbCl2?

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Lead (II) chloride
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Chlorine has a charge of -1 and lead can have a charge of +2 or +4
The charges need to be balanced, so if lead was +4 then the equation would be PbCl4, because chlorine needs 4 atoms to balance out lead. Because it was Cl2, we know it was lead (II)
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