What does the 4 mean in the formula 4Na2SO3?
Answer: 4 moles of \(Na_2SO_3\)
Explanation: The given compound is an ionic compound formed by combination of sodium as a metal and sulphite as polyatomic anion.
It is formed by the combination of \(Na^+\) and \(SO_3^{2-}\).
Thus 1 mole of \(Na_2SO_3\) contains 2 atoms of sodium, 1 atom of sulphur and 3 atoms of oxygen.
The 4 represents that 4 moles of \(Na_2SO_3\) are present which contains 8 atoms of sodium, 4 atom of sulphur and 12 atoms of oxygen.
Answer:
The '4' in front of sodium sulfate formula indicates that there are four molecules of sodium sulfate.
Explanation:
The 4 in formula \(4Na_2SO_4\) is the coefficient of the compound.this 4 denoted that there are 4 molecules of sodium sulfate.
Number of sodium ion in single molecule = 2
Number of sulfate ions in single molecules = 1
Number of sodium ion in four molecule = 2 × 4 = 8
Number of sulfate ions in four molecules = 1 × 4 = 4