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Stefan V.
Feb 11, 2017

An ionic compound.

Explanation:

Copper(II) acetate is an ionic compound made up of copper(II) cations, "Cu"^(2+), and acetate anions, "CH"_3"COO"^(-).

Notice that the copper(II) cations have a 2+ charge and that the acetate anions have a 1-.

This tells you that in order to balance the overall positive charge coming from the cation, you need two acetate anions for every 1 copper(II) cations.

The chemical formula for copper(II) acetate will thus be

"Cu"("CH"_3"COO")_2 -> copper(II) acetate

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