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22 May, 22:00

What does an - ite or - ate ending in a polyatomic ion mean?

Sulfur is in the formula.

Nitrogen is in the formula.

Bromine is in the formula.

Oxygen is in the formula.

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  1. 22 May, 23:44
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    An - ate polyatomic is one that contains oxygen, and an - ite has one of the oxygen atoms removed from the - ate form. For example, chlorate would be ClO3-, and chlorite would be ClO2-. For both, the suffixes mean that oxygen is in the formula.
  2. 23 May, 01:06
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    The ite or ate ending in a polyatomic would refer to the presence of oxygen in the chemical formula.

    For example

    nitrate = NO3 - or sulphate = (SO4) ^-2.
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