How do you make an ionic compound neutral

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Chemistry

Jordyn Lara

2 July, 05:40

How do you make an ionic compound neutral

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Myla Moody · Answer 1

Start by writing the metal ion with its charge, followed by the nonmetal ion with its charge. Because the overall compound must be electrically neutral, decide how many of each ion is needed in order for the positive and negative charge to cancel each other out.