Calculations question about mEq

[deleted205891]

If you have 1mmol of ZnSO4, how many mEq of Zn2+ are in it? Would it be 2 since that's zinc's charge, or would it be 1 since the ratio of zinc to sulfate is 1:1?

 

[DrWrong]

if you have 1mmol of znso4, how many meq of zn2+ are in it? Would it be 2 since that's zinc's charge, or would it be 1 since the ration of zinc to sulfate is 1:1?

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[WVUPharm2007]

Yeah, you have to look at it by the amount of bonding sites it offers...

 

[johnep34]

Is this what we used to call valency?
johnep

 

[iphetamine]

^yup.

 

[deleted205891]

Thanks everyone.