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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