Question

Write the steps in deducing the chemical formulae of the following compounds.

(ii) Potassium nitrate,

Answer 1

Potassium nitrate :

Step 1 : Write the symbols and valencies of the radicals.

Symbols	K	NO3
Valency	1	1

 

Step 2 : Cross-multiply symbols of radicals with their respective valency.

Step 3 : Write down the chemical formula of the compound.

The chemical formula of Potassium nitrate is KNO₃