Question

copper (I) Oxide? not good with these

Answer 1

copper is +1 as it states in the name
oxygen is always -2

the charges have to add up since theres no charge on the molecule..
can you figure it out?

Answer 2

i thought it was Cusubscript2O but it was wrong.-2+2=0 so i don't see why it's wrong, do you?

Answer 3

@aaronq

Answer 4

no it's right, unless it was copper (II) oxide and you didn't see the question correctly. double check that

Answer 5

is the problem that the question says to write the formula for the ionic compund? instead of balance the equation?

Answer 6

no, try your formatting, maybe the subscript function didn't work.

This isn't balancing equations, only balancing charges in reference to their oxidation states.

Answer 7

i figured out the whole time i was entering it in wrong haha thanks for affirming i had the right answer!

Answer 8

Yep you were right, copper (I) oxide is \(Cu_2O\)