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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What to the big brackets mean in a chemical notation as seen here http://education-portal.com/cimages/multimages/16/picturecn.png

OpenStudy (dan815):

the whole molecule has a negative charge

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no the bracket on the outside..

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Brackets denote a polyatomic ion.

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