Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 3 - Sections 3.1-3.12 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 132: 58c

Answer

Copper (II) Sulfate

Work Step by Step

This compound is ionic so we go with the leftmost path. Copper forms many types of ions so we go to the right path. Then the name is just copper with its charge in roman numerals, which is +2 as it is cancelling out the −2 charge of the sulfate, and the name of the anion which is an oxyanion with sulfur and four oxygens which is called sulfate.
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