Question

The hydrogen phosphate of certain metal has formula MHPO4. The formula of metal chloride would be??'

Answer 1

`MCl_2`

Explanation:

Copper, zinc, cadmium, etc. has a valence of +2.
If your metal is this (`M^(+2)`), your formula will be

`MCl_2`

You can get further details on cupric chloride by visiting:

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Copper_II__chloride