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Chapter 6: Q. 6.91 (page 203)

Identify each of the compounds in problem 6.89 as ionic or molecular.

Short Answer

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  • Magnesium sulphate- Ionic compound
  • Tin(II)Fluoride - Molecular compound
  • Aluminum hydroxide- Ionic compound.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

We have been given that,

Magnesium sulphate, Tin(II)Fluoride, Aluminum hydroxide

We need to find the whether they are ionic or molecular.

02

Simplify

Magnesium sulphate- Ionic compound

  • Used as supplement for magnesium .
  • It has crystal structure of monoclinic.
  • odorless, white powder.

Tin(II)Fluoride - Molecular compound.

  • White monoclinic crystalline compound.
  • Used to prevent tooth decay.

Aluminum hydroxide- Ionic compound.

  • Used to treat acid indigestion.
  • Found in nature as mineral gibbsite.

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