Answer
$XO_2^{2-}$
Work Step by Step
The ion with fewer oxygen atoms in it will take the $-ite$ ending. This corresponds to the ion $XO_2^{2-}$.
Chemistry: The Science in Context (4th Edition)
by Gilbert, Thomas R.; Kirss, Rein V.
Published by
W.W. Norton & Co.
ISBN 10:
0393124177
ISBN 13:
978-0-39312-417-0
Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions: Matter Starts Here - Problems - Page 71: 69
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