Writing Ionic Formulas: Introduction

Here's how to write formulas for binary ionic compounds. We'll see how you have to balance the charges of the two ions so they cancel each other out.

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This is the most helpful breakdown of Ionic Formulas that I watched or read! Very much appreciated, thank you.

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An easy way to do it for me is to just criss cross the charges. Super simple.

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+Jen L NOO!!!! DON'T DO IT THAT WAY!!! I hate that method and I don't talk about it here, because so many teachers tell their students to do it, but then the students have NO IDEA what they're doing. The point here is that you need the charges to balance: for example, you need two (2) Na+ to balance out one (1) O 2-. So if you understand how that works, then yeah you can use the criss-cross method, but PLEASE make sure that you understand how these charges balance out.

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Thank you so much for the this video!! I literally have a Chemistry test tomorrow and I was confused on how to write Ionic Formula’s because my Teacher does not teach that well but then I came across your video and I understand now!! Thank you so much again!!!