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The number of ions produced when a substance dissolves is always equal to the number of Adams in a chemical formula. What is incorrect about following statement?

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One thing incorrect is that when dealing with a compound, such as H2SO4, that has 7 atoms in the chemical formula, the polyatomic ion SO4 doesn’t dissociate into one Sulfur and four Oxygens. SO4 stays and a PAI.
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