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How to solve the chemical formula for Calcium Chlorate

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Answer:

Ca(ClO3)2

Step-by-step explanation:

The chemical formula of calcium chlorate is Ca(ClO3)2, which means in this molecule, Ca2+ ion is bonded to two ClO3- ions. So the formula can be expended to O3Cl-Ca-ClO3, or CaCl2O6 (basically times the numbers of the elements inside the bracket by the number outside the bracket.

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