Nomenclature Part 1: Naming Anions

Question 1

What is a monatomic anions?

Answer 1

anions from one atom of one element that want to have a Noble gas configuration

Question 2

What ending is given to monatomic anions?

Answer 2

we drop the last syllable and add the ending -ide

Question 3

Flourine

Answer 3

Flouride F-

Question 4

Chlorine

Answer 4

Chloride Cl-

Question 5

Oxygen

Answer 5

Oxide O2-

Question 6

Nitrogen

Answer 6

Nitride N3-

Question 7

What is a polyatomic anion?

Answer 7

anions that are formed from more than one atom, usually of more than one element

Question 8

What are the two endings for polyatomic anions that only form two polyatomic anions?

Answer 8

the one with more oxygen atoms gets the -ate ending and the one with less oxygen gets the -ite ending.

Question 9

SO4^2-

Answer 9

sulfate

Question 10

SO3^2-

Answer 10

sulfite

Question 11

PO4^3-

Answer 11

phosphate

Question 12

PO3^3-

Answer 12

phosphite

Question 13

NO3^-

Answer 13

nitrate

Question 14

NO2^-

Answer 14

nitrite

Question 15

CO3^2-

Answer 15

carbonate

Question 16

CO2^2-

Answer 16

carbonite

Question 17

What are the three polyatomic anions whose names do not follow these patterns?

Answer 17

OH^- hydroxide, O2^2- peroxide, CN^- cyanide

Question 18

What are the most common polyatomic anions that contain metals?

Answer 18

MnO4^- permanganate, CrO4^2- chromate, Cr2O7^2- dichromate

Question 19

What are the four halogens that complicate the two main rules for polyatomic anions?

Answer 19

fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine

Question 20

ClO^-

Answer 20

hypochlorite

Question 21

ClO2^-

Answer 21

chlorite

Question 22

ClO3^-

Answer 22

chlorate

Question 23

ClO4^-

Answer 23

perchlorate

Question 24

BrO^-

Answer 24

hypobromite

Question 25

BrO2^-

Answer 25

bromite

Question 26

BrO3^-

Answer 26

bromate

Question 27

BrO4^-

Answer 27

perbromate

Question 28

FO^-

Answer 28

hypofluorite

Question 29

FO2^-

Answer 29

fluorite

Question 30

FO3^-

Answer 30

fluorate

Question 31

FO4^-

Answer 31

perfluorate

Question 32

IO^-

Answer 32

hypoiodite

Question 33

IO2^-

Answer 33

iodite

Question 34

IO3^-

Answer 34

iodate

Question 35

IO4^-

Answer 35

periodate