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Label each formula and name pair as correct or incorrect.
Formula Name Correct/Incorrect
Aluminum tribromide
Sulfur dioxide
Beryllium hydride
Magnesium(II) oxide
Copper(II) oxide
Calcium sulfate
Nitric acid
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Aluminum tribromide: AlBr₃, however, it should be just aluminum bromide.
Sulfur dioxide: SO₂.
Beryllium hydride: BeH₂
Magnesium(II) oxide: MgO; however the roman numeral is not used in Mg as it just has one oxidation number.
Copper(II) oxide: CuO.
Calcium sulfate: CaSO₄
Nitric acid: HNO₃.
Explanation:
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In this case, it seems that the formulas were not given, however, we can write the correct one for each given compound according to the widely used nomenclature rules as shown below:
Aluminum tribromide: AlBr₃, however, it should be just aluminum bromide.
Sulfur dioxide: SO₂.
Beryllium hydride: BeH₂
Magnesium(II) oxide: MgO; however the roman numeral is not used in Mg as it just has one oxidation number.
Copper(II) oxide: CuO.
Calcium sulfate: CaSO₄
Nitric acid: HNO₃.
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