Chemistry A-Level
Electrical neutrality of ionic compounds
What Electrical neutrality of ionic compounds means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Electrical neutrality of ionic compounds
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The total positive charge must equal the total negative charge, so the charges cancel before the formula is finalised.
Topics that use Electrical neutrality of ionic compounds
- Compounds, formulae and equations (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Balanced chemical equations
- ionic equations
- Spectator ions
- State symbols
- ammonium ion
- carbonate ion
- Charges on common ions and polyatomic ions
- Distinguishing metals from non-metals
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