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why while writing chemical formulae we do not have to specify ion

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Dear student, while writing a chemical formula we just write atoms not ions as ions exist independently in aqueous state. Since the charge on ions are neutralize by the other oppositely charged ions in a compound therefore it becomes neutral and exhibit no charge.


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