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How to Write the Formula for Zinc hydroxide

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For Zinc hydroxide use the hints and resources below to help write the formula.

Hint for Writing the Formula for Zinc hydroxide

For Zinc hydroxide we have a transition metal and a polyatomic ion.

Even though it's a transition metal Zn always has a +2 charge.
  • Write the element symbol for Zinc.
  • Use the Common Ion Table to find the formula and charge for the hydroxide ion.
  • Since Zn has a charge of +2 we'll need to balance that with -2. The hydroxide ion has a -1 charge so we'll need two of them (and need to use parentheses around them!).

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