General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 3rd Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07351-124-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-124-5

Chapter 3 - Ionic Compounds - Problems - Page 93: 3.26

Answer

a) $KOH$ b) $KNO_{2}$ c) $K_{2}SO_{4}$ d) $KHSO_{3}$ e) $K_{3}PO_{4}$ f) $KCN$

Work Step by Step

First find the valency of each element. Charge on the ion is the valency of the element. So, valency of potassium is 1. Now, say the charge of anion X is '-n' then the valency of the anion is 'n'. So, the formula of the compound will be $K_{n}X$.
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