Which of the following is the correct name for the compound KBrO3? Potassium bromate Potassium (II) bromate Potassium (I) bromate Dipotassium monobromate

The correct name of the compound is potassium bromate.

KBrO₃ contains a metal, so it is an ionic compound.

The name of an ionic compound is: name of metal cation + name of anion.

Name the metal

The name of the cation is the name of the metal - potassium

The ion has only one charge (+1), so the name of the ion does not use a Roman numeral in parentheses.

Name the anion

BrO₃⁻ is an oxyanion. Name = (stem) ate = bromate.

Name the compound

The names of salts do not use multiplying prefixes like mono - or di-.

∴ metal ion + anion → potassium bromate

The correct name of the compound is potassium bromate.

KBrO₃ contains a metal, so it is an ionic compound.

The name of an ionic compound is: name of metal cation + name of anion.