Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321910419
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Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Exercises - Page 77: 2.76b

Answer

$HClO_{3}$

Work Step by Step

Chlorate ion ($ClO_{3}^{-}$) has a -1 charge. Hydrogen ion ($H^{+}$) has a +1 charge. Since charges are balanced, the chemical formula will be $HClO_{3}$. When naming, -ate in chlorate ion is changed to -ic when hydrogen ions are added. Thus, the compound becomes an acid, chloric acid having the chemical formula $HClO_{3}$
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