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Explain how to write the formula for the imaginary compound chemistryum (II) CHLORIDE ( THE IMAGINARY SYMBOL FOR CHEMISTRYUM IS Ch)

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All you have to do is to ensure the total valence is zero. The usually valence of chloride is -1. The valence of Ch is given by +2. So the formula is ChCl2.
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