Nomenclature Sheet

Binary Ionic Compounds Ionic Compounds (Polyatomic)

name of cation (metal)

base name of

anion + -ide

e NaCl sodium chloride

name of cation (metal)

name of polyatomic

anion

e NaNO3 sodium nitrate

1

2

3

4

MgF2

BaBr2

calcium chloride

cesium iodide

5

6

7

8

MgSO4

NH4NO3

magnesium hydroxide

sodium acetate

Binary Transition Metal Compounds

9

10

11

12

FeCl3

V2O5

chromium(VI) oxide

nickel(II) chloride

Answers

13

14

15

16

cobalt(II) nitrate

Mn(C2H3O2)3

copper(II) sulfate

Pb(SO3)2

name of cation

(transition metal)

base name of

anion + -ide

charge of cation in roman numerals

in parentheses

e FeCl3 iron(III) chloride

1 CaClcalcium chloride 5 MgS Omagnesium sulfate 9 FeClIron(III) chloride 13 Co(NO)cobalt(II) nitrate 243 32

2 MgFmagnesium fluoride 6 Mg(OH )magnesium hydroxide 10 CrOchromium(VI) oxide 14 Mn( C2)manganese(III) acetate 2 2 3 H3O23

3 CsI cesium iodide 7 NH4N O3 ammonium nitrate 11 V2O5 vanadium(V) oxide 15 CuSO4 copper(II) sulfate

4 BaBrbarium bromide 8 NaC HOsodium acetate 12 NiClnickel(II) chloride 16 Pb(SO3)lead(IV) sulfi te 2 32 2 22

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For Molecular Compounds Only!

Nomenclature Sheet (Back)

prefix

Molecular Compounds

base name of 2nd element

+ -ide

name of 1st

element prefix

Not necess

ary

for mono!

Prefixes

mono 1 hexa 6 CO carbon monoxide di 2 hepta 7

tri 3 octa 8 1 carbon dioxide tetra 4 nona 9

2 SiCl4

penta 5 deca 10

3 dinitrogen pentoxide

4 Si3N4

Binary Acids Oxyanion (-ate) Acids Oxyanion (-ite) Acids

e

hydro base name

of nonmetal + -ic

acid base name of oxyanion

+ -ic acid

base name of oxyanion

+ -ous acid

HCl hydrochloric acid HC2H3O2 acetic acid HClO2 chlorous acid

5

6

7

HF

HI

hydrobromic acid

8

9

10

11

HNO3

H2SO4

perchloric acid

hypochlorous acid

Answers

e ee

1 CO2 carbon dioxide 5 HF hydrofl uoric acid 8 HClO4 perchloric acid

2 SiClsilicon tetrachloride HBr hydrobromic acid HNOnitric acid 46 93

3 N2O5 dinitrogen pentoxide 7 HI hydroiodic acid 10 HClO hypochlorous acid

4 SiNtrisilicon tetranitride 11 HSOsulfuric acid 34 24

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