Nomenclature Flashcards
Cr+3
Chromium (III) or Chromic
Mn+2
Manganese (II) or manganous
Fe+2
Iron (II) or ferrous
Fe+3
Iron (III) or ferric
Co+2
Cobalt (II) or Cobaltous
Ni+2
Nickel (II) or nickel
Cu+2
Copper (II) or cupric
An+2
Zinc
Ag+
Silver
Cd+2
Cadmium
Hg+2
Mercury (II) or mercuric
What is the formula of the ionic compound of Mg+2 and N-3
Mg3N2
What is the formula of the ionic compound of Ca+2 and PO4^-3
Ca3(PO4)2
Organic compounds are compounds that
Contain carbon atoms,
exceptions are CO2, carbonates, and cyanides.
Naming Inorganic Compounds
- Name the cation
2. Name the anion
Hg2 +2
Mercury (I) or mercurous
NH4 +1
Ammonium
CN-1
Cyanide
CO3 -2
Carbonate
HCO3 -1
Hydrogen carbonate or bicarbonate
C2H3O2 -1
Acetate
C2O4 -2
Oxalate
ClO -1
Hypochlorite
ClO2 -1
Chlorite
ClO3 -1
Chlorate
ClO4 -1
Perchlorate
CrO7 -2
Dichromate
CrO4 -2
Chromate
MnO4 -1
Permanganate
No2 -1
Nitrite
NO3 -1
Nitrate
OH-
Hydroxide
O2 -2
Peroxide
PO4 -3
Phosphate
HPO4 -3
Monohydrogen phosphate
H2PO4 -1
Dihydrogen phosphate
HSO4 -1
Hydrogen sulfate or bisulfate
S2O3 -2
Thiosulfate
What is the name of the ionic compound BaO?
Barium oxide
What is the name for the ionic compound Cr2(SO4)3
Chromium (III) sulfate of chromic sulfate
What is the chemical formula for potassium carbonate?
K2CO3
What is the chemical formula for Manganese (II) Sulfate
MnSO4
How are binary acids named?
Hydro___(anion name)____acid
Binary compounds are made out of what?
2 different elements
how to name a Binary Molecular compound?
- First element is element name
2. Second element using element root and -ide suffix
Prefixes are used when
Same elements in a compounds but can be combined in different ratios
H2S common name
hydrogen sulfide
H20
Water
NH3
ammonia
OF2
Oxygen difluoride
S4N4
Tetrasulfer tetranitride
BCl3
Boron Trichloride
Carbon disulfide
CS2
Nitrogen Tribromide
NBr3
Dinitrogen Tetrafluoride
N2F4
Oxoacids contain
Hydrogen, Oxygen and another central atom
To name an acid from its anion name
- Change -ate to -ic
- Change -ite to -ous
Add “acid”
HNO3
nitric acid
H2SO4
Sulfuric acid
Hydrate
Water molecules weakly bound within crystals of a structure
CuSO4 . 5H2O
FeSO4 . 7H2O
Iron (II) Sulfate heptahydrate
Calcium Chloride Hexahydrate
CaCle2 . 6H20
Hydrocarbons
Contain only carbon and Hydrogen