Inorganic chem Exam 1

Question 1

How is Formal charge calculated

Answer 1

Formal Charge= # valence electrons - lone pair electrons - 1/2 bonded electrons.

Question 2

Transition metal formula to find cation charge

Answer 2

Cation charge = -(anion subscript)(anion charge)/ cation subscript

Question 3

Transition metals with only one isotope

Answer 3

Zinc (2+)
Ag (1+)

Question 4

Diatomic elements

Answer 4

H, N, O, Cl, Br, I

Question 5

Polyatomic molecular elements

Answer 5

P4, S8