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Transcribed Image Text:**Atoms, Elements, and Compounds: Predicting the Formula of Ionic Compounds**
### Exercise
**Write the empirical formula for at least four ionic compounds that could be formed from the following ions:**
- \( \text{Pb}^{4+} \)
- \( \text{Fe}^{2+} \)
- \( \text{MnO}_4^{-} \)
- \( \text{SO}_4^{2-} \)
**Answer:**
1. **Compound 1:** Lead(IV) Permanganate
- Formula: \( \text{Pb(MnO}_4\text{)}_4 \)
2. **Compound 2:** Iron(II) Sulfate
- Formula: \( \text{FeSO}_4 \)
3. **Compound 3:** Lead(IV) Sulfate
- Formula: \( \text{Pb(SO}_4\text{)}_2 \)
4. **Compound 4:** Iron(II) Permanganate
- Formula: \( \text{Fe(MnO}_4\text{)}_2 \)
### Instructions:
To determine the empirical formulas, balance the charges of the cations and anions to ensure the overall charge of the compound is zero. For example:
- For Lead(IV) Permanganate: \( \text{Pb}^{4+} \) and \( \text{MnO}_4^{-} \). Since lead has a charge of +4 and permanganate has a charge of -1, four permanganate ions are needed to balance one lead ion, resulting in \( \text{Pb(MnO}_4\text{)}_4 \).
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