What is the compound for Strontium Chlorite?

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Feb 15, 2018

Sr(ClO_2)_2

Explanation:

Strontium (Sr) has a valence of 2+. Similar to the other Group I and II metals, it can form a variety of chloro-oxides. The "ite" suffix indicated that it is the ClO_2 form (compared to the chlorate , for example - ClO_4).

Thus to match our strontium valence, we need two (ClO_2)^(-1)units:

Sr(ClO_2)_2

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