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Question
Work out the formulae for the following compounds :
Sodium oxide
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Solution
Valency of Sodium = 1
Valency of Oxygen = 2
Formula for sodium oxide can be worked out by crossing the valencies of the constituent elements.
Therefore, formula for sodium oxide is: Na2O.
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