Question 15 • IA-Chemistry A Survey of Chemistry A
Pb(NO₃)₂ is made of lead ions (Pb²⁺) and nitrate ions (NO₃⁻), so it is an ionic compound. It is not an element because it contains more than one kind of atom, and it is not an oxide because it is not a compound of oxygen with just one other element.
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