The ionic substance strontium oxide, SrO, forms from the reaction of strontium metal with molecular oxygen. The
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(a) Write a balanced equation for the formation of SrO(s) from its elements.
(b) Based on the ionic radii in Figure 7.7, predict the length of the side of the cube in the figure (the distance from the center of an atom at one corner to the center of an atom at a neighboring corner).
(c) The density of SrO is 5.10g/cm3. Given your answer to part (b), how many formula units of SrO are contained in the cube shown here?
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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