Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781305960060
Author: Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh, Maren S. Hansen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.7E

Tell what is wrong with each of the following molecular formulas and write a correct formula:

a. H 3 PO 3 (phosphorous acid)

b. SICI 4 (silicon tetrachloride)

c. SOO (sulfur dioxide)

d. 2HO (hydrogen peroxide-two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms)

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