Aviles Naming Compounds
Aviles Naming Compounds
COMPOUND
CHEMICAL NOMENCLATURE
Sodium
Metal _________ Chlorine
+ Non-Metal _________ide
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Calcium
Metal _________ Bromine
+ Non-Metal _________ide
Calcium Bromide (CaBr2)
Aluminum + Non-Metal _________ide
Metal _________ Oxygen
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
EXAMPLES OF BINARY
COMPOUNDS
AlCl3 Aluminum Chloride
definite charge Al
+2
Zn
+1
Ag
2 ways in writing a compound
with transition metals
a) STOCK SYSTEM (by Alfred Stock)
The oxidation number of the metal is
written in Roman Numerals.
Fe
+
3 Fe 2+
Fe
Example: FeCl3 Example: FeCl2
Fe Cl3 Fe Cl2
Cl- Cl-
Fe Cl - Fe Cl-
______ ______
Cl -
2+ 2-
______ ______
3+ 3-
Criss-Cross Method
Example: FeCl2
2x1=2
-1 x (2) = -2 2+(-2) = 0
Example: FeCl3
3x1=3
-1 x (3) = -3 3+(-3) = 0
The names of the compounds that these
Iron ions form with the Chlorine would
thus be,
FeCl2
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3. Ternary Compounds
Compounds consisting 3 elements
The “-ide” ending is also used for certain anion
groups containing different elements, such as:
Hydroxide (OH) Cyanide (CN)
Polyatomic ion
– consists of 2 or more elements in an atom.
-usually ends in –ate or –ite, excemption fro
Hydroxide and Cyanide
-will have a parenthesis if the subscript is greater
than 1.
Names of Common Polyatomic Ions
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Naming ionic compounds
containing polyatomic ions follows
rules similar to those for binary
compounds.
2 ways in writing ternary
compounds
a) Group A Metal + Polyatomic ion
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
Name of Metal Name of Polyatomic ion
Example:
Al2(SO4)3 = Aluminum Sulfate
Examples:
FeSO4 -> Fe2+ and Fe2(SO4)3 -> Fe3+
SO4-2 and SO4-2