Naming Compounds Flashcards
Ionic compound
1 metal (+) & 1 nonmetal (-)
Covalent compound
2 nonmetals (-)
Ionic compounds without a transitional metal
Balance out your charges
Bring down opposite charges
Multiply
Keep the subscripts
Add ide to nonmetal
Ionic compounds with transition metal
Name of transition metal
Roman numeral (gives you the charge of the transition metal)
Nonmetal ending in ide
Polyatomic atom
2 or more elements within that atom
Ionic compounds with a polyatomic atom
Name of metal
Polyatomic atom
Put Polyatomic atom in parentheses and Balance charges
Ionic compound with transition metal and Polyatomic atom
Name of transition metal
Roman numeral (tells us the charge of transition metal)
Polyatomic atom
Covalent compounds (2 non metals)
DO NOT BALANCE CHARGES
Prefix + name of nonmetal
Prefix + nonmetal ending in ide
Subscripts will be the prefix