Visualizing ConceptsThese exercises are intended to probe your understanding of key concep...

Visualizing Concepts

These exercises are intended to probe your understanding of key concepts rather than your ability to utilize formulas and perform calculations.

Exercises with red numbers have answers in the back of the book.

The following diagram represents an ionic compound in which the red spheres represent cations and blue spheres represent anions. Which of the following formulas is consistent with the drawing? KBr, K2SO4, Ca(NO3)2, Fe2(SO4)3. Name the compound. [Sections]