Nomenclature Flowchart

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Removal of Oxoanion

Oxoacid
all H+ ions

per----ic acid (HClO4) per----ate (ClO4-)

+[O]

Representative "-ic" acid (HClO3) --ate (ClO3-)

-[O]

"ous" acid (HClO2) --ite (ClO2-)

-[O]

hypo---ous acid (HClO) hypo---ite (ClO-)


Naming Compounds

Ionic
Cation: metal or NH4+ Molecular
Anion: nonmetal or Two nonmetals
polyatomic ion

Naming
Cation has one charge Cation has more than Use prefixes for both
Group 1-alkali metals one elements present.
Group 2-alkali earth
charge (transition
metals
Ag+, Al3+, Cd2+, Zn2+ metal) Add “ide” to the root of
the
second element

Naming
Name metal first
Naming
Name metal first Specify the charge of the metal cation
with roman numerial in paranthesis
Add “ide” to root name
of anion if monoatomic (has Add “ide” to root name
only one charge) of anion if monoatomic (has
only one charge)
If polyatomic anion, use name of
polyatomic ion If polyatomic anion, use name of
polyatomic ion

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