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What is the coordination number of sodium chloride?
Think about how many opposite charged ions are surrounding one ion.
What is the empirical formula of magnesium oxide?
Consider the charges of the ions involved.
What is the coordination number in the sodium chloride structure?
Think about how many opposite charged ions surround one chloride.
True or False: An empirical formula can express the ratio of ions in an ionic compound.
Consider what the term 'empirical' refers to in chemistry.
Design a new ionic compound using an element from Group 1 and Group 17. Determine the cation and anion, their charges, and the empirical formula of the compound.
Focus on charges when predicting the formula.
Explain how lattice energy influences the melting point of an ionic compound and provide an example of two ionic compounds with different melting points.
Think about the charge and size of the ions involved.
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