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  • Chemistry Question: Identifying Incorrect Chemical Formula and Name
    The correct answer is HgCl, mercury II chloride.

    N2O4 is the formula for dinitrogen tetroxide, which is a compound composed of two nitrogen atoms and four oxygen atoms. HgCl is the formula for mercury II chloride, which is a compound composed of one mercury atom and two chlorine atoms. The name and formula do not match because the name indicates that the compound contains two chlorine atoms, but the formula only shows one chlorine atom.

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