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KEVIN WILCOX

What is the name of the chemical compound: Cr(CO3)3?

Bill Walker  Follow

You are pretty close. The chromium will have a 6+ charge (not 6-). I suspect this may have been a typo, because you are right in understanding the need to cancel out charges to generate an overall neutral molecule.

The only other correction is that there is no need to capitalise. So, the correct name is chromium(VI) carbonate.

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Emiliano Diaper de Lover Griego  Follow
if it existedMore
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Hither Choi  Follow
needs a name whether it exists or not.More
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Fefe Sitz  Follow
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Jeff Koch  Follow
need to have correct names. Nothing in this question asked about validity of the compound. More
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Jason Schwechter  Follow
Actually, the correct name, regardless of whether it exists or not. Even More
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