copper (I) Oxide? not good with these

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aaronq · Answer

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?

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

@aaronq

aaronq · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

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

aaronq · Answer

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.

anonymous · Answer

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

vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

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