Group I, II, Zn, Ag, Al metals bonded to nonmetals:
Don’t use Roman numerals in the names.
Poly oxidation state metals bonded to nonmetals:
Use Roman numerals to indicate the oxidation state for the metal.
Nonmetals bonded to nonmetals:
Use prefixes.
Polyatomic ions:
nitrite
nitrate
sulfite
sulfate
bicarbonate
carbonate
hydroxide
cyanide
phosphate
ammonium
permanganate
acetate
Acids without oxygen:
hydro- stem of element name –ic acid
Oxyacids:
H2SO4
HNO3
H3PO4
H2CO3
HClO3
HBrO3
one extra oxygen: perone less oxygen: -ous
two fewer oxygens: hypo- -ous
Peroxides M2O2:
Practice
sodium chloride
NaOH
Li2O
copper (II) sulfate
calcium oxide
sodium nitrite
magnesium sulfide
K2CO3
AgI
Mg(NO3)2
CsBr
calcium hydroxide
beryllium fluoride
potassium cyanide
K2S
FeSO3
zinc chloride
aluminum carbonate
rubidium nitride
barium phosphate
aluminum oxide
NH4Cl
Ba3P2
NaHCO3
PbCl2
HI
PbCl4
H2SO3
copper (II) oxide
carbonic acid
mercury (II) iodide
H3PO4
tin (IV) oxide
hydrofluoric acid
NiS
hypophosphorous acid
chromium (III) phosphide
perbromic acid
cobalt (II) bromide
HNO3
AuF3
HClO2
Fe2S3
sulfuric acid
NO2
phosphorous pentachloride
dinitrogen tetroxide
potassium peroxide
NO
CCl4
Answers
sodium chloride
NaCl
Li2O
lithium oxide
calcium oxide
CaO
magnesium sulfide
MgS
AgI
silver iodide
CsBr
cesium bromide
beryllium fluoride
BeF2
K2 S
potassium sulfide
zinc chloride
ZnCl2
rubidium nitride
Rb3N
aluminum oxide
Al2O3
Ba3P2
barium phosphide
PbCl2
lead (II) chloride
PbCl4
lead (IV) chloride
copper (II) oxide
CuO
mercury (II) iodide
HgI2
tin (IV) oxide
SnO2
NiS
nickel (II) sulfide
chromium (III) phosphide
CrP
cobalt (II) bromide
CoBr2
AuF3
gold (III) fluoride
Fe2S3
iron (III) sulfide
NO2
nitrogen dioxide
phosphorous pentachloride PCl5
dinitrogen tetroxide
N2O4
potassium peroxice
K2O2
NO
nitrogen monoxide
CCl4
carbon tetrachloride
NaOH
sodium hydroxide
copper (II) sulfate
CuSO4
sodium nitrite
NaNO2
K2CO3
potassium carbonate
Mg(NO3)2
magnesium nitrate
calcium hydroxide
Ca(OH)2
potassium cyanide
KCN
FeSO3
iron (II) sulfite
aluminum carbonate
Al2(CO3)3
barium phosphate
Ba3(PO4)2
NH4Cl
ammonium chloride
NaHCO3
sodium bicarbonate
HI
hydroiodic acid
H2SO3
sulfurous acid
carbonic acid
H2CO3
H3PO4
phosphoric acid
hydrofluoric acid
HF
hypophosphorous acid
H3PO2
perbromic acid
HBrO4
HNO3
nitric acid
HClO2
chlorous acid
sulfuric acid
H2SO4