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6. Why can't the chemical formula of an ionic compound indicate the total number of each kind

of ion in the crystals of that compound?
A) the numbers of ions is too large
B) the number of ions can not be determined
C) crystals differ in their number of ions
D) the number of ions in a crystal is constantly changing

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Answer:

B) the numbers of ions can not be determined

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