Answer to Question #148125 in General Chemistry for Daedae

Question

How to name type 1 and 2 metals and how to tell if it’s a type 1 or type 2 compound

Answer 1

Type I: Ionic compounds in which the cation has a fix charge. Type II: Ionic compound in which the cation has a variable charge.

Binary Ionic Compounds (Type I).

Type 2 binary ionic compounds are those in which the cation can have multiple forms.