What would be the formula for diphosphorus pentoxide?
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May 11, 2016
Explanation:
May 11, 2016
Here's my thought process:
- From name: phosphorus
#-># #"P"# - "di"
#-># #2# - From name: oxide
#-># #"O"# - Anion stem: "ox"
- "pent" (instead of "penta", since "ox" starts with a vowel)
#-># #5#
#-># #"P"_2"O"_5# (empirical formula)