Objectives : Objectives Determine if a compound is molecular or ionic.
Name a binary molecular compound or ionic compound using the naming rules.
Naming Compounds : Naming Compounds If you know the name, you can write the formula
Molecular compounds
Ionic compounds
If you know the formula, you can write the name
Molecular compounds
Ionic compounds
Binary Molecular Compounds : Binary Molecular Compounds Write the name of the first element.
Write the name of the second element, but change the ending of the word to -ide.
Add prefixes, using the subscripts to guide you.
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Write the name of the first element.
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Write the name of the first element.
silicon
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Write the name of the second element.
silicon
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Write the name of the second element.
silicon oxygen
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Change the ending of the name to –ide.
silicon oxygen
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Change the ending of the name to –ide.
silicon oxide ygen
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Change the ending of the name to –ide.
silicon oxide
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Add prefixes, using the subscripts…
silicon oxide
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Add prefixes, using the subscripts…
silicon dioxide
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
Don’t add mono- if it is the first element
silicon dioxide
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds SiO2
silicon dioxide
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Write the name of the first element.
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Write the name of the first element.
phosphorus
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Write the name of the second element.
phosphorus
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Write the name of the second element.
phosphorus oxygen
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Change the ending of the name to –ide.
phosphorus oxygen
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Change the ending of the name to –ide.
phosphorus oxide ygen
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Change the ending of the name to –ide.
phosphorus oxide
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Add prefixes, using the subscripts…
phosphorus oxide
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
Add prefixes, using the subscripts…
tetraphosphorus decoxide
Molecular Compounds : Molecular Compounds P4O10
tetraphosphorus decoxide
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Write the name of the cation.
Element same as element name
Polyatomic cation just write the name
Write the name of the anion.
Element change the ending to -ide
Polyatomic anion just write the name
No prefixes
Add roman numerals if needed
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
Write the name of the cation.
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
The name is the name of the element.
calcium
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
Write the name of the anion.
calcium
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
If a single element, use element name.
calcium chlorine
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
If a single element, change to –ide.
calcium chlorine
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
If a single element, change to –ide.
calcium chloride ine
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
calcium chloride
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
Check to see if roman numeral is needed.
calcium chloride
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds CaCl2
No roman numeral is needed.
calcium chloride
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds (NH4)2SO4
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds (NH4)2SO4
Write the name of the cation.
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds (NH4)2SO4
Polyatomic ion – just write the name.
ammonium
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds (NH4)2SO4
Write the name of the anion.
ammonium
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds (NH4)2SO4
Polyatomic ion – just write the name.
ammonium sulfate
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds (NH4)2SO4
No prefixes or roman numerals
ammonium sulfate
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
Write the name of the cation.
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
The name is the name of the element.
iron
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
Write the name of the anion.
iron
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
Polyatomic – just write the name.
iron chromate
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
No prefixes needed.
iron chromate
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
Check to see if roman numeral is needed.
iron chromate
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
A roman numeral is needed!
iron chromate
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
To find out the charge on the Fe, you will have to “un-cross” the subscripts.
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
The iron has a charge of 3+
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
The roman numeral (III) is needed!
iron chromate
Ionic Compounds : Ionic Compounds Fe2(CrO4)3
The roman numeral (III) is needed!
Iron (III) chromate
Name the following : Name the following FeCl3
PCl3
N2H4
(NH4)2S
Answers : Answers Iron III chloride
Phosphorus trichloride
Dinitrogen tetrahydride
Ammonium sulfide