Assume that you encounter the following sentences in your
readin...

Question

Assume that you encounter the following sentences in your 
reading. What is the chemical formula for each substance mentioned? 
(c) Hydrogen cyanide is a very poisonous gas.

Accepted Answer

Hey everyone, we're asked to provide the formula for boric acid. And per our naming rules, we've learned that if our name and an icy, that means the an ion must have ended in a. T. E. So for boric acid, this would be our board rate an ion. And we've learned that bore eight is B 033 minus. And in order to change this into its acidic form, we simply need to add an H. Plus to our board and we're going to need to balance out our equation in order to get our final formula. So to compensate for our plus three charge, we need to add a coefficient of three prior to our age plus. So that means our formula is going to be a church three B 03 and this is going to be our final formula for boric acid. So I hope this made sense. And let us know if you have any questions.

Assume that you encounter the following sentences in your reading. What is the chemical formula for each substance mentioned? (c) Hydrogen cyanide is a very poisonous gas.

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