How to find these charges? Chemistry?
So am doing my study guide for chemistry and it says
The charge on Si in SiCl4 is 0
The charge on H in H2SO4 is 0
The charge on tin in SnS2 is +4
May someone explain why this element has this charges and how do you determine the charges! Thanxs
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SiCl4 and H2SO4 are not inherently ionic, meaning the atoms themselves are not really charged. SnS2 is ionic, however, so the Sn atom has a charge and is an ion.
Your guide oversimplifies matters, however, since there are partial charges and oxidation numbers associated with the atoms.