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An -ate or -ite at the end of a compound name ususally indiates that the compound contains...

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Answer: Oxygen.

Explanation: The -ate is used for the ion that has the largest number of Oxygen atoms. The -ite would be used for the ion with the smaller amount of oxygen atoms.

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