9. Lithium hydroxide crystals are used in manned space vehicles to remove carbon dioxide gas from the air exhaled by the astronauts.
The symbolic equation for this reaction is
2LIOH + CO>
Li2CO3 + H2O
a. The formula and charge of a lithium ion is Lit Deduce the formula and charge of the
carbonate ion.
Explain your answer.

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.

the answer is barium and copper bromide