naming rules Flashcards
1
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ionic
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metals first and then non-metals. the ending of the nonmetal is changed to “ide”. add roman numerals if it a multivalent ion
2
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polyatomic
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ending is not changed, polyatomics end in “fate” or “phate” ex. phosphate. when crisscrossing and the subscript is greater than one, USE BRACKETS
3
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molecular
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two non-metals, using numerical prefixes, “mono” is not used in the first non-metal, “ide” is used as a suffix for the second non-metal.
4
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acids
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acid contains Hydrogen and ends in acid
5
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bases
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bases contain OH or CO3
6
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covalent
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the sharing of electrons between atoms
