How many electrons are there in carbonate ion, CO2−3?
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CO3^2- is called a carbonate ion. First we need to count the total number of valence electrons. We just add the valence electrons of each atoms involved.
C = 4
O = 6 x 3
e = 2 ---> we add electrons when the charge of the ion is negative, in
this case it is negative 2 so we add two electrons.
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24 electrons
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24 electrons are there in carbonate ion....
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