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Explain how you determine the charge on a transition metal cation from the chemical formula.
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This can be done by referring to the periodic table or a list of common polyatomic ions. For example, in the compound iron oxide (Fe2O3), the anion is oxygen (O) which has a charge of -2. Show more…
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