SI Units: Base (metric) [derived] Unit of… Name Symbol Length

SI Units: Base (metric) [derived]
Unit of…
Name
Symbol
Length
meter
m
kilogram
kg
Mass
(gram)
(g)
Time
second
s
kelvin
K
Temperature
(Celsius)
(°C)
Amount
mole
mol
[Energy]
[Joule]
[J]
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Factor
1012
109
106
103
102
101
Name
tera
giga
mega
kilo
hecto
deka
SI Power of 10 Prefixes
Symbol
Factor Name
T
deci
10−1
G
centi
10−2
M
milli
10−3
k
micro
10−6
h
nano
10−9
−12
da
pico
10
Symbol
d
c
m
µ
n
p
Naming Acids from Anions
-ide  hydro<root>ic acid
bromide HBr = hydrobromic acid
-ite  <root>ous acid
chlorite HClO2 = chlorous acid
-ate  <root>ic acid
nitrate HNO3 = nitric acid
1
H
hydrogen
2
3
Li
4
Be
lithium
beryllium
11
Na
12
Mg
sodium
magnesium
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
19
K
20
Ca
21
Sc
22
Ti
23
V
24
Cr
25
Mn
26
Fe
27
Co
28
Ni
29
Cu
potassium
calcium
scandium
titanium
vanadium
37
Rb
38
Sr
39
Y
40
Zr
41
Nb
rubidium
strontium
yttrium
55
Cs
56
Ba
57
La
72
Hf
73
Ta
cesium
barium
lanthanum
87
Fr
88
Ra
89
Ac
104
Rf
105
Db
francium
radium
actinium
58
Ce
Exact
1 mL = 1 cm3
1 in = 2.54 cm
1 cal = 4.184 J
18
2
He
13
14
15
16
17
helium
5
B
6
C
7
N
8
O
9
F
10
Ne
boron
carbon
nitrogen
oxygen
fluorine
neon
13
Al
14
Si
15
P
16
S
17
Cl
18
Ar
12
aluminum
silicon
phosphorus
sulfur
chlorine
argon
30
Zn
31
Ga
32
Ge
33
As
34
Se
35
Br
36
Kr
Naming Binary Nonmetal Compounds
First element followed by ionic name of second (use prefixes);
no mono on first element; shorten double vowels aoo; ooo
chromium manganese
Numeric Prefixes
1 = mono
2 = di
3 = tri
4 = tetra
5 = penta
6 = hexa
7 = hepta
8 = octa
9 = nona
10 = deca
iron
cobalt
nickel
copper
zinc
gallium
germanium
arsenic
selenium
bromine
krypton
43
Tc
44
Ru
45
Rh
46
Pd
47
Ag
48
Cd
49
In
50
Sn
51
Sb
52
Te
53
I
54
Xe
palladium
silver
cadmium
indium
tin
antimony
tellurium
iodine
xenon
75
Re
76
Os
77
Ir
78
Pt
79
Au
80
Hg
81
Tl
82
Pb
83
Bi
84
Po
85
At
86
Rn
platinum
gold
mercury
thallium
lead
bismuth
polonium
astatine
radon
106
Sg
107
Bh
108
Hs
109
Mt
110
Ds
111
Rg
112
Cn
113
Nh
114
Fl
115
Mc
116
Lv
117
Ts
118
Og
59
Pr
60
Nd
61
Pm
62
Sm
63
Eu
64
Gd
65
Tb
66
Dy
67
Ho
68
Er
69
Tm
70
Yb
71
Lu
91
Pa
92
U
93
Np
94
Pu
95
Am
96
Cm
97
Bk
98
Cf
99
Es
100
Fm
101
Md
102
No
103
Lr
42
Mo
molybdenum
74
W
tungsten
cerium
90
Th
thorium
uranium
neptunium plutonium
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Description
Group 17 = 1−
Group 16 = 2−
Group 15 = 3−
Monatomic Nonmetal Anions
Example
Cl−
S2−
N3−
Name
chloride
sulfide
nitride
Monatomic Metal Cations
Description
Example Name
Group 1 = 1+
Na+
sodium
Group 2 = 2+
Ca2+
calcium
Group 13 = 3+
Al3+
aluminum
Transition = Roman numeral
Au3+
gold(III)
Inner transition = Roman num.
U6+
uranium(VI)
No Roman numeral needed for: Ni2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Ag+
Alternative (old) names for some transition metal ions
Cr2+
= chromous
Cr3+
= chromic
2+
Mn
= manganous
Mn3+
= manganic
Fe2+
= ferrous
Fe3+
= ferric
Co2+
= cobaltous
Co3+
= cobaltic
Cu+
= cuprous
Cu2+
= cupric
Sn2+
= stannous
Sn4+
= stannic
Au+
= aurous
Au3+
= auric
Hg22+ = mercurous
Hg2+
= mercuric
Pb2+
= plumbous
Pb4+
= plumbic
Formula
NH4+
H3O+
C2O42−
CN−
OH−
O22−
CH3COO−
CH3CO2−
C2H3O2−
CrO42−
Cr2O72−
MnO4−
NO2−
NO3−
SO32−
SO42−
HSO4−
S2O32−
OCN−
SCN−
O2−
HS−
Name
ammonium
hydronium
oxalate
cyanide
hydroxide
peroxide
Polyatomic Ions
Formula
CO32−
acetate
chromate
dichromate
permanganate
nitrite
nitrate
sulfite
sulfate
hydrogen sulfate
or bisulfate
thiosulfate
cyanate
thiocyanate
superoxide
hydrogen sulfide
HCO3−
PO33−
PO43−
HPO42−
H2PO4−
ClO−
ClO2−
ClO3−
ClO4−
BrO−
BrO2−
BrO3−
BrO4−
IO−
IO2−
IO3−
IO4−
I3−
N3−
HO2−
HCOO−
Name
carbonate
hydrogen carbonate
or bicarbonate
phosphite
phosphate
hydrogen phosphate
dihydrogen phosphate
hypochlorite
chlorite
chlorate
perchlorate
hypobromite
bromite
bromate
perbromate
hypoiodite
iodite
iodate
periodate
triiodide
azide
hydrogen peroxide
formate