Inorganic Nomenclature

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Inorganic Nomenclature
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Ions

• atoms or groups of atoms that have gained or lost
  electrons.
• cation -- positive ion
• anion -- negative ion

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Ionic Compounds

• Neutral compounds which are formed when anions
  and cations come together in ratios that balance
  the positive and negative charges. (Form formula
  units)

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Formula Unit

• The smallest representative unit of an ionic
  compound.

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Common monatomic ions

• H
• Li Be2 N-3 O-2 F-
• Na Mg2 Al3 P-3 S-2 Cl-
• K Ca2 Zn2 As-3 Se-2 Br-
• Rb Sr2 Ag Cd2 Te-2 I-
• Cs Ra2

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Cation names element name

• Na sodium ion
• Ca2 calcium ion
• Co3 cobalt(III) ion
• Co2 cobalt(II) ion
• for transition metals or other metals with
  variable oxidation states use roman numerals to
  designate charge.

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Latin names for cations

• Copper(I) cuprous Cu
• Copper(II) cupric Cu2
• Iron(II) ferrous Fe2
• Iron(III) ferric Fe3
• Tin(II) stannous Sn2
• Tin(IV) stannic Sn4

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Anion names elementide ion

• N3- nitrogen ? nitride ion
• O2- oxygen ? oxide ion
• S2- sulfur ? sulfide ion
• Cl- chlorine ? chloride ion

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Compound formation

• Ions will combine in such a way as to neutralize
  charges

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• calcium bromine
• ? Ca2 Br-
• ? CaBr2
• calcium bromide

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• silver oxygen
• ? Ag O-2
• ? Ag2O
• silver oxide

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• potassium chlorine
• ? K Cl-
• ? KCl
• potassium chloride

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• aluminum oxygen
• ? Al3 O-2
• ? Al2O3
• aluminum oxide

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Name to Formula

• Chromium(II)chloride
• Cadmium nitride
• Potassium bromide
• Cuprous sulfide
• Silver oxide

• CrCl2
• Cd3N2
• KBr
• Cu2S
• Ag2O

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Formula to Name

• Na3N
• FeCl3
• Ca3P2
• CdO
• LiI

• sodium nitride
• iron(III) chloride
• calcium phosphide
• cadmium oxide
• lithium iodide

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Binary covalent compounds

• mono 1 hexa 6
• di 2 hepta 7
• tri 3 octa 8
• tetra 4 nona 9
• penta 5 deca 10

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• carbon dioxide
• carbon monoxide
• nitrogen monoxide
• sulfur dioxide
• phosphorous pentachloride
• tribromine octaoxide
• dinitrogen oxide
• diantimony pentasulfide

• CO2
• CO
• NO
• SO2
• PCl5
• Br3O8
• N2O
• Sb2S5

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Ternary ate anions

• Ions inside Mississippi
• contain 4 oxygen atoms.
• Ions outside Mississippi
• contain 3 oxygen atoms
• look at charge trends

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Formula to name

• Ca(ClO3)2
• Na2SO4
• Mg3(PO4)2
• Al(BrO3)3

• calcium chlorate
• sodium sulfate
• magnesium phosphate
• aluminum bromate

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Name to formula

• lithium selenate
• potassium iodate
• aluminum carbonate
• calcium borate
• cuprous sulfate

• Li2SeO4
• KIO3
• Al2(CO3)3
• Ca3(BO3)2
• Cu2SO4

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Ternary ite ions

• Ite ions ate ions less 1 oxygen
• all else remains the same

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Hypo--ites and per--ates

• Hypo -- ite ite - 1 oxygen
• Per -- ate ate 1 oxygen
• perchlorate ClO4-1
• chlorate ClO3-1
• chlorite ClO2-1
• hypochlorite ClO-1

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Formula to name

• K3PO3
• Mg3(BO3)2
• Al(ClO2)3
• Fe(IO3)3

• potassium phosphite
• magnesium borate
• aluminum chlorite
• ferric iodate
• or iron(III) iodate

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Name to formula

• Strontium sulfite
• Beryllium carbonate Aluminum oxide
• Lithium nitrite
• Chromium(III)sulfate

• SrSO3
• BeCO3
• Al2O3
• LiNO2
• Cr2(SO4)3

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Ions to memorize

• ammonium NH41
• acetate C2H3O2-1
• hydroxide OH-1
• cyanide CN-1
• permanganate MnO4-1

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Formula to name

• NaBrO
• Cr(OH)2
• (NH4)2SO3
• LiIO4
• Mg(ClO3)2

• sodium hypobromite
• chromium(II) hydroxide
• ammonium sulfite
• lithium periodate
• magnesium chlorate

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Name to formula

• Ferric perbromate
• calcium permanganate
• ammonium cyanide
• cobalt(II)hypochlorite

• Fe(BrO4)3
• Ca(MnO4)2
• NH4CN
• Co(ClO)2

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