Make up the chemical formulas of compounds with chlorine (I) of the following elements
Make up the chemical formulas of compounds with chlorine (I) of the following elements (the chlorine symbol in these formulas is put in second place): a) barium b) iron (III)
Chemical formulas of substances are composed according to the valence of the atoms that make up the molecule.
a) The valency of barium is always two. The total multiple of the valencies of barium and chlorine (I) is two. Dividing the common multiple of 2 by the valence of barium (II), we get one barium atom. Dividing the same common multiple of 2 by the valence of the chlorine atom (I), we get two chlorine atoms. Answer: BaCl2.
b) The total multiple of the valences of iron (III) and chlorine (I) is three. Dividing the common multiple of 3 by the valence of iron (III), we get one iron atom. Dividing the same common multiple of 3 by the valence of the chlorine atom (I), we get three chlorine atoms. Answer: FeCl3.