What is the total number of atoms in the compound $Ca(ClO_3)_2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-14T16:25:35

Calcium Chlorate has 9 atoms

Given: $Ca(ClO_3)_2$

The compound is Calcium chlorate.

The Parentheses is a multiplier for all of the elements inside the parentheses.

$"Element Symbol No. of Atoms"$
Calcium $" "Ca: " "1$
Chlorine $" "Cl: " "1 xx 2 = 2$
Oxygen $" "O: " "2 xx 3 = 6$

Total: $" " 1+2+6 = 9$

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