{"id":47511,"date":"2025-07-02T12:46:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T12:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=47511"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T12:47:00","slug":"be-sure-to-answer-all-parts-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/be-sure-to-answer-all-parts-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Be sure to answer all parts."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Write the formula for the ionic compound formed from each cation and anion cesium and sulfite b: cesium and cyanide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the correct formulas and the explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Cs\u2082SO\u2083<\/strong>
b. CsCN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To write the chemical formula for an ionic compound, the fundamental principle is to combine the cation (the positive ion) and the anion (the negative ion) in a specific ratio that makes the overall electrical charge of the compound neutral, or zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Cesium and Sulfite<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, we must identify the chemical symbols and charges of the cation and anion. The cation is cesium. Cesium (Cs) is an alkali metal located in Group 1 of the periodic table. Elements in this group always form ions with a +1 charge. Therefore, the cesium cation is written as Cs\u207a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anion is sulfite. Sulfite is a polyatomic ion, meaning it is a molecule composed of multiple atoms that carries a net electrical charge. The chemical formula for the sulfite ion is SO\u2083, and it has a charge of -2. Thus, the sulfite anion is written as SO\u2083\u00b2\u207b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To form a neutral compound, the total positive charge must equal the total negative charge. We have a +1 charge from cesium and a -2 charge from sulfite. To balance these charges, we need two cesium ions for every one sulfite ion. This arrangement gives us a total positive charge of (2 \u00d7 +1) = +2, which perfectly cancels out the -2 charge of the single sulfite ion. The overall charge becomes (+2) + (-2) = 0. When writing the final formula, the cation is listed first, and the number of ions is shown as a subscript. The correct formula for cesium sulfite is Cs\u2082SO\u2083<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. Cesium and Cyanide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this part, the cation is again cesium (Cs\u207a), with its +1 charge. The anion is cyanide. Cyanide is also a polyatomic ion, with the chemical formula CN and a charge of -1. The cyanide anion is written as CN\u207b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, the process of balancing the charges is simpler. The cesium ion has a +1 charge, and the cyanide ion has a -1 charge. Since the charges are equal in magnitude and opposite in sign, they balance each other in a one to one ratio. One Cs\u207a ion is all that is needed to neutralize one CN\u207b ion, resulting in a total charge of (+1) + (-1) = 0. Following the convention of writing the cation before the anion, the chemical formula for cesium cyanide is CsCN<\/strong>. No subscripts are necessary as there is only one of each ion in the formula unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Write the formula for the ionic compound formed from each cation and anion cesium and sulfite b: cesium and cyanide The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Here are the correct formulas and the explanation. a. Cs\u2082SO\u2083b. CsCN To write the chemical formula for an ionic compound, the fundamental principle is to combine the cation (the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quiz-questions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47521,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47511\/revisions\/47521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}