An Important Part of Writing a Formula Unit for an Ionic

question 85

Multiple Choice

An important part of writing a formula unit for an ionic compound is to make sure that

• A) the charges of the ions add up to zero.
• B) there is never more than one type of cation and one type of anion in the formula.
• C) the ionic compound actually exists in nature.
• D) the anion is written first, followed by the cation.
• E) the ratio of cation to anion is 1:1.

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