Question

Question #d403a

Answer 1

An ionic compound.

Explanation:

Copper(II) acetate is an ionic compound made up of copper(II) cations, `"Cu"^(2+)`, and acetate anions, `"CH"_3"COO"^(-)`.

Notice that the copper(II) cations have a `2+` charge and that the acetate anions have a `1-`.

This tells you that in order to balance the overall positive charge coming from the cation, you need two acetate anions for every `1` copper(II) cations.

The chemical formula for copper(II) acetate will thus be

`"Cu"("CH"_3"COO")_2 ->` copper(II) acetate