Naming Flashcards
1
Q
Albr3
A
Aluminum is a metal and bromine is a nonmetal
2
Q
Nano3
A
Sodium is a metal nitrate nonmetal
3
Q
Co2
A
Carbon is a nonmetal oxygen is a nonmetal =covalent
4
Q
CH4
A
Carbon is a non metal while hydrogen sometimes formally blondes but is a (nonmetal) Hint: if a nonmetal appears before the hydrogen the compound is covalent.
5
Q
Prefixes
A
1-mono
2-di
3-tri
4-tetra
5-penta
6-hexa
7-hepta
8-octa
9-Nona
10-deca
6
Q
Cf4
A
Carbon fluoride are both nonmetals
7
Q
Rules for Balancing:
A
- If the same polyatomic is on both sides of the reaction arrow, balance the
polyatomic first as one unit. The same rule applies if you have more than
one kind of polyatomic in the reaction.
2.
Balance the element whose quantity has been changed in Step 1. Then go
back to the beginning of the reaction. - If you encounter an odd number of atoms for the element you are trying to
balance, and it is difficult to convert to an even number, skip that element.
Balance it last.
4.
If you have to balance an odd number of atoms for an element with a