What is the name of pb(no3)2? explain how you determined the bond type and the steps you used to determine the naming convention for the compound.

is an ionic compound. Bond type is determined by identifying the nature of elements bonded. Here, lead is metallic and N is a non metal. Therefore, the bonding will be ionic.

The steps followed while naming an ionic compound are:

First we identify the cation. If the cation exists in more than one oxidation state, the oxidation number of cation is mentioned in parenthesis. The second part of the systematic name will be the name of anion.

The cation is lead and anion nitrate ion . Lead exists in two oxidation states, +2 and +4. So, while naming an ionic compound with lead as the cation we specify the oxidation number in parenthesis. So, the systematic name of will be Lead (II) nitrate.

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