Consider a mystery compound having the formula MxTy. If the compound is notan acid, If It contains only two elements, and if M is nota metal, which
of the following is true about the compound?

It contains a polyatomic lon.
It is a binary moleculachompound,
Its name ends in -ite or -ate.
Its name ends in -ic.

each chemical family is represented as a group or column on the periodic table. based on chemical properties, there are 6 types of chemical families. group 1 represents alkali metals, group 2 represents alkaline earth metals, groups 3 to 12 represent transition metals, groups 13 to 16 represent non-metals and other metals, group 17 represents halogens and group 18 represents noble gases.