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What is the correct formula that wouldresult from the combination of the twoionic species?Na¹+ and CIO ¹-1-4BNa₂(CIO4)2NaCIO4

What is the correct formula that wouldresult from the combination of the twoionic-example-1
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To determine how the formula will be when combining two ionic species, we must look at the oxidation states of the ions. The Na ion has an oxidation state of +1 and the ClO4 ion has an oxidation state of -1.

The number of ions must be such that the total sum of the oxidation states is zero. If we have a Na+1 ion and a ClO4(-1) ion, the sum will be equal to zero. So there must be one ion of each species in the molecule.


Na^(+1)ClO_4^(-1)\rightarrow NaClO_4

Therefore, the answer will be: NaCIO4

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