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Offline Igo

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Naming compounds
« on: May 20, 2012, 11:47:02 PM »
Why is Mercury(I) Iodide becomes Hg2I2 when mercury has 1+ charge and Iodine has 1- charge? Iam lost on this one
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Re: Naming compounds
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2012, 12:08:53 AM »
mercury(I) is a dimer
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Re: Naming compounds
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2012, 12:17:33 AM »
a what?
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Re: Naming compounds
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2012, 02:24:18 AM »
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