The Language of Chemistry Flashcards
Memorizing Polyatomic Ions, Common Acids and Bases, Prefixes for Covalent Compounds, as well as Diatomic Gases
1
Q
`C2H3O2-
A
acetate
2
Q
HSO3-
A
hydrogen sulfide
3
Q
HSO4-
A
hydrogen sulfate
4
Q
HCO3-
A
bicarbonate
5
Q
NO2-
A
nitrite
6
Q
NO3-
A
nitrate
7
Q
CN-
A
cyanide
8
Q
OH-
A
hydroxide
9
Q
MnO4-
A
permanganate
10
Q
C2O4(2-)
A
oxalate
11
Q
SO3(2-)
A
sulfite
12
Q
SO4(2-)
A
sulfate
13
Q
CO3(2-)
A
carbonate
14
Q
CrO4(2-)
A
chromate
15
Q
Cr2O7(2-)
A
dichromate
16
Q
SiO3(2-)
A
silicate
17
Q
O2(2-)
A
peroxide
18
Q
PO4(3-)
A
phosphate
19
Q
PO3(3-)
A
phosphite
20
Q
NH4+
A
ammonium
21
Q
NH3
A
ammonia
22
Q
H3O+
A
hydronium
23
Q
HBr
A
hydrobromic acid
24
Q
HCl
A
hydrochloric acid
25
HI
hydroiodic acid
26
H2SO4
sulfuric acid
27
HNO3
nitric acid
28
CH3COOH
acetic acid
29
H2CO3
carbonic acid
30
NaOH
sodium hydroxide
31
KOH
potassium hydroxide
32
Ca(OH)2
calcium hydroxide
33
Mg(OH)2
magnesium hydroxide
34
NH4OH
ammonium hydroxide
35
Prefix for 1
mono-
36
Prefix for 2
di-
37
Prefix for 3
tri-
38
Prefix for 4
tetra-
39
Prefix for 5
penta-
40
Prefix for 6
hexa-
41
Prefix for 7
hepta-
42
Prefix for 8
octa-
43
Prefix for 9
nona-
44
Prefix for 10
deca-
45
Aforementioned prefixes used for naming
covalent compounds
46
Prefix mono is only dropped when
it comes first
47
NO2
nitrogen dioxide
48
CO
carbon monoxide
49
N2F
dinitrogen fluoride
50
SF4
sulfur tetrafluoride
51
O2
oxygen gas
52
Cl2
chlorine gas
53
F2
fluorine gas
54
H2
hydrogen gas
55
He2
helium gas
56
Br2
bromine gas
57
in nature gasses exist in what form
diatomic