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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the chemical formula of copper (II) hydroxide?

OpenStudy (liliakarina):

Cu(OH)2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you tell me how you found that?

OpenStudy (liliakarina):

You've gotta now what kind of group of compounds the molecule belongs to

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so would rhenium (VI) sulfate be ReNo3?

OpenStudy (liliakarina):

Sulfate is salt

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Copper has a valency of 2, as given in the question. Hydroxide is a radical with a valency of 1. For the compound to form, 2 hydroxides are needed to compensate copper's double valency. Therefore, the compound is Cu(OH)2.

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