Chemistry, asked by aishaasif506, 1 year ago

If a certain compound has a formula XO3, what is the valency of X. PLZ DO HELP!!❤

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Answered by jaspreetkaur08
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valency of x should be 3.

aishaasif506: Thank u❤
tharunprathapan22: it cannot be three
tharunprathapan22: because oxygen has valency 2 and because there are 3 oxygens the valency/oxidation number of X must have been 6
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Answered by tharunprathapan22
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The compound is XO₃. Which means that the compound must disassociate as X⁶⁺  +   3O₂⁻ because the valency of oxygen is (-2) therefore,by crisscross method, the compound formed will be XO₃


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