Naming Prefixes And Suffixes Flashcards
Ga+3
Just gallium ion
Na+
Just sodium ion
Fe2+
Iron (II) ion
“-ium”
Cation formed from non metal such as H3O+
“-ide”
Monoatomic anion such as H-
Ending for ionic compounds such as LiCl (lithium chloride)
Ending for molecular compounds such as CO (carbon monoxide)
“-ate”
Most common form of oxyanion such as nitrate (NO3-)
“-ite”
Oxyanion of same charge but one less oxygen
Oxyanion
Polyatomic and contain O
Such as CO3 2-
Monoatomic
One form of anion
H- hydride
S 2- sulfide
“Per”
More than
Used for having one more oxygen than typical oxyanion.
CLO4 - perchlorate
“Hypo”
Less than
Having one less oxygen than the “ite” ending oxyanion
CLO - hypochlorite
How to name ionic compounds
Name of cation (metal) then base name of anion (nonmetal) + “ide”
How to name type II ionic compounds
Cation (metal) then (Roman numeral charge of cation (metal) in parenthesis) then base name of anion (nonmetal) + “ide”
FeCl3 iron (III) chloride
What is a polyatomic ion?
Has both cations and anions and O
Naming molecular compounds
Prefix +name of first element then prefix+second element+”ide”
H2O dihydrogen monoxide
