Nomenclature Part 3: Naming Ionic Compounds and Acids

Question 1

What are the three criteria for an ionic compound?

Answer 1

it has both a mental and a nonmetal, it has a charge, and it has a recognizable ion

Question 2

Two steps to name the ionic compound:

Answer 2

name the cation first (drop “ion” if it is there), then name the anion

Question 3

NaCl

Answer 3

Sodium chloride

Question 4

Na2SO4

Answer 4

sodium sulfate

Question 5

Fe2S3

Answer 5

iron (III) sulfide

Question 6

CuNO3

Answer 6

copper (I) nitrate

Question 7

Aluminum phosphate

Answer 7

AlPO4

Question 8

Aluminum sulfide

Answer 8

Al2S3

Question 9

Aluminum sulfate

Answer 9

Al2(SO4)3

Question 10

Copper (II) chloride

Answer 10

CuCl2

Question 11

Chromium (III) oxide

Answer 11

Cr2O3

Question 12

Chromium (IV) hypobromite

Answer 12

Cr(BrO)4

Question 13

What are acids formed from?

Answer 13

acids are formed from anions with one or more H+ ion

Question 14

How would you name an acid with a monatomic anion (-ide)?

Answer 14

the prefix “hydro-“ is placed at the beginning of the name and the -ide ending is replaced with “-ic acid”

Question 15

How would you name an acid with a polyatomic anion (-ate)?

Answer 15

the -ate ending is replaced with “-ic acid”

Question 16

How would you name an acid with a polyatomic anion (-ite)?

Answer 16

the -ite ending is replaced with “-ous acid”

Question 17

HCl

Answer 17

hydrochloric acid

Question 18

HNO3

Answer 18

nitric acid

Question 19

HNO2

Answer 19

nitrous acid

Question 20

MnO4^- + H

Answer 20

HMnO4 permanganic acid

Question 21

PO3^3- + H3

Answer 21

H3PO3 phosphorous acid

Question 22

H3PO4

Answer 22

phosphoric acid

Question 23

SCN^-

Answer 23

thiocyanate