Chemical Nomenclature -Ionic Flashcards
Ionic
Metal and Nonmetal
IONIC
Metal forms one type of ion only
Name of cation (metal)+bass name of anion (nonmetal)+-ide
IONIC
Metal forms more than one type of ion
Name of (metal) cation+ (charge of metal cation in Roman numerals in parenthesis)+base name of anion (nonmetal)+-ide
ex. FeCl3
Iron (iii) chloride
Molecular
No metals only
MOLECULAR (naming)
Prefix+name of 1st element
Prefix+ name of 2nd element
Ex.P2O5
Diphosphorus Pentaoxide
Acids
H and one or more nonmetals
Binary (acid)
Two elements
Hydro+base name of nonmetal+ic+acid
Ex. HCl
Hydrochloric acid
Oxyacids
Contains oxygen
-ite
Base name of oxyanion +-ous +acid
Ex. H2SO3
Sulfurous acid
-ate
Base name of oxyanion+ -ic +acid
Ex. H3PO4
Phosphoric acid