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L8 Naming Compounds Part1

This document discusses writing and naming chemical formulas of compounds. It explains that chemical formulas show the elements in a compound and the number of atoms using subscripts. Formulas can indicate groups of atoms in parentheses and water molecules associated with some compounds. The document also discusses ionic and molecular formulas, empirical formulas, naming covalent compounds using prefixes and suffixes, and naming ionic compounds by indicating the cation first followed by the anion.

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L8 Naming Compounds Part1

This document discusses writing and naming chemical formulas of compounds. It explains that chemical formulas show the elements in a compound and the number of atoms using subscripts. Formulas can indicate groups of atoms in parentheses and water molecules associated with some compounds. The document also discusses ionic and molecular formulas, empirical formulas, naming covalent compounds using prefixes and suffixes, and naming ionic compounds by indicating the cation first followed by the anion.

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Writing Chemical Formula

of Compounds

Chemical Formulas
Chemical formulas describe a compound in terms of the
elements the compound contains.
The number of atoms for each element is indicated by a
subscript to the right of the chemical symbol.
Groups of atoms can be designated using
parentheses. Subscripts outside these parentheses
mean that all atoms enclosed in the parentheses are
multiplied by the value indicated by the subscript.
Water molecules associated with certain compounds,
called hydrates, are indicated separately from the rest
of the compound.

Fe 3 (PO 4 )2 8H 2O
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Chemical Formulas
Compounds have different properties than their constituent
atoms.
Ionic compounds contain cations and anions, usually
arranged in a lattice.
Molecular formulas indicate the elements and number of
atoms of each element actually contained in a discrete unit of
a compound.
Empirical formulas indicate the smallest whole number ratio
between the number of atoms of each element in a molecular
formula.
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Example Problem 2.2


One polymerization initiator is diethylaluminum chloride,
Al(C2H5)2Cl. How many of each type of atom are in a molecule
of this compound?

Naming Covalent Compounds

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Example Problem 2.5


What are the systematic names of the following compounds?
N2O5
PCl3
P4 O 6

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Naming Ionic Compounds


Ionic compounds are electrically neutral and are named in
order of cation anion, as in sodium chloride.
The cation retains its full name.
Monoatomic cation charge can often be found by
position in the periodic table.
Cations with more than one charge (e.g., transition
metals) are named using Roman numerals indicating
the charge, e.g., iron(II)
Monatomic anions are named by replacing the ending of
the element name with the suffix -ide, e.g., bromide
A polyatomic cation or anion is named using its common
name.

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Naming Ionic Compounds

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Naming Ionic Compounds

The charge and chemical formula for each polyatomic ion


should be memorized.
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Example Problem 2.6


Determine the names of the following ionic compounds:
Fe2O3
Na2O
Ca(NO3)2

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