yes it could be 6, 5, 4, 3, or 2
if your periodic table isnt detailed enough it probably wont say
The name of one of the compounds given on my worksheet is Molybdenum V. But according to my periodic table, there is no MOlybdenum with a charge of 5. How could this be right? Thanks for looking into this!!
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Mo V is not widely known but MoF5 and MoCl5 are known. The MoF5 occurs as the tetramer (MoF5)4 and MoCl5 as the dimer (MoCl5)2.