NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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Application +4 | -1

The phosphate of a metal has the formula

{MHPO}_4

. The formula of its chloride would be

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Correct option: B

{MCl}_2

Option B (

{MCl}_2

) is correct because if MHPO4 has a +2 and -2 charge, then M has a +2 charge. Chloride has a -1 charge, so the formula will be MCl2.

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