INORGANIC Nomenclature

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INORGANICNomenclature
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Nomenclature - Humor
BaNa2
BaNaNa
Ferrous Wheel
What weapon can you make from the elements
nickel, potassium and iron?
Fe iron (Latin ferrum)
A KNiFe
Fe2 lower oxidation state ferrous Fe3
higher oxidation state ferric
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Teacher What is the formula for water?
Student H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O
Teacher Thats not what I taught you.
Student But you said the formula for water
wasH to O.
mis
mis
Website Dihydrogen monoxide Information Campaign
Little Johnny took a drink, Now he shall drink
no more. For what he thought was H2O, Was H2SO4.
Under aged Pb walks into a bar and the bartender
turns to the gold Bouncer and says, Au, get the
lead out!
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Table of ContentsNomenclature

• Binary Compounds - Metal (fixed oxidation)
  Nonmetal
• Criss-Cross Rule
• Binary Compounds - Metal (variable oxidation)
  Nonmetal
• Binary Compounds - Nonmetal Nonmetal
• Ternary Compounds
• Binary Hydrogen Compounds
• Meaning of Suffixes
• Empirical Formulas
• Subscripts, Superscripts, and Coefficients
• Centrum Multivitamin
• Polyatomic Ions

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Lecture Outline Nomenclature
Lecture Outline Nomenclature and Bonding
student notes outline
textbook questions
Lecture Outline Nomenclature and Bonding
textbook questions
Keys
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Four Types of Naming

• Binary compounds
• Ternary compounds
• Coordination compounds
• Organic compounds

Contain only two types of elements
Contain more than two types of elements
These will not be covered
We will cover these in a separate unit