Name: ___________________________________ Strand/Sec/on: _________________________

I. Naming Ionic Compounds

Ionic compounds consist of ca1ons (posi1vely charged ions) and anions (nega1vely charged ions).
Naming Simple Ionic Compounds (Binary Ionic Compounds)
Rules:
1. The ca1on (metal) is named first using its element name.
2. The anion (nonmetal) is named by taking the root of the element name and adding ”-ide”.
e.g. NaCl – Sodium Chloride
CaO – Calcium Oxide
MgBr2 – Magnesium Bromide
AlS2 – Aluminum Sulfide

Name the following ionic compounds according to the rules:

1. Na2O ________________
2. CaCl2 ________________________

3. AlBr3 ________________________
4. K2S ________________
5. Mg3N2 ________________

II. Naming Ionic Compounds with Transi1on Metals

Rules:
1. Stock System: an ion’s posi/ve charge is indicated by a roman numeral in parentheses aPer the
element name, followed by the word ion.
2. Common System: is not conven/onal but is s/ll prevalent and used in the health sciences. This
system recognizes that many metals have two common ca/ons. The common system uses two
suffixes (-ic and -ous) that are appended to the stem of the element name.
a. the -ic suffix represents the greater of the two ca/on charges
b. the -ous suffix represents the lower one.
c. In many cases, the stem of the element name comes from the La/n name of the element.

Element Stem Charge Modern Name Common Name

2+ Iron(II) ion ferrous ion
Iron ferr-
3+ Iron(III) ion ferric ion
1+ Copper(I) ion Cuprous ion
copper cupr-
2+ Copper(II) ion Cupric ion
Examples:
Stock System: Common Name
FeCl2 – Iron(II) chloride ferrous chloride
FeCl3 – Iron(III) chloride ferric chloride
Cu2O – Copper(I) Oxide cuprous oxide
CuO – Copper(II) Oxide cupric oxide

Name the following compounds:

1. PbS2 - ___________________
2. SnBr4 - ___________________
3. Cr2O3 - ___________________
4. CoF3 - ___________________
5. MnS - ___________________
III. Naming Ionic Compounds with Polyatomic Ions
Rules: The process of naming ionic compounds with polyatomic ions is the same as naming binary ionic
compounds. The ca/on is named first, followed by the anion.
Example:
(NH4)2SO4 – NH4+ + SO42- ; Ammonium Sulfate
AlPO4 - Al3+ + PO43+ ; Aluminum Phosphate

Name the following Compounds:

1. Fe3(PO4)2 - __________________________
2. (NH4)3PO4 - __________________________
3. NaNO3 - __________________________
4. CaCO3 - __________________________
5. NH4Cl - __________________________

IV. Naming Binary Molecular Compounds

Molecular compounds are inorganic compounds that take the form of discrete molecules. Naming
binary (two-element) molecular compounds is similar to naming simple ionic compounds.
Rules:
1. The first element in the formula is simply listed using the name of the element.
2. The second element is named by taking the stem of the element name and adding the suffix -ide.
3. A system of numerical prefixes is used to specify the number of atoms in a molecule.
4. Generally, the less electronega/ve element is wri_en first in the formula, through there are a few
excep/ons. Carbon is always first in a formula and hydrogen is aPer nitrogen in a formula such as
NH3. The order of common nonmetals in binary compound formulas is C, P, N, H, S, I, Br, Cl, O, F.
5. The a or o at the end of a prefix is usually dropped from the name when the name of the element
begins with a vowel. As an example, four oxygen atoms, is tetroxide instead of tetraoxide.
6. The prefix mono is not added to the first element’s name if there is only one atom of the first
element in a molecule.
7. For some simple covalent compounds, we use common names rather than systema/c names. We
have already encountered these compounds, but we list them here explicitly:
• H2O: Water
• NH3 : Ammonia
• CH4 : Methane
• H2O : hydrogen peroxide
Methan is the simplest organic compound. Organic compounds are compounds with carbon
atoms and are named by separate nomenclature system.

Number of Atoms in Compound Prefix on the Name of the Element

1 mono-*
2 di-
3 tri-
4 tetra-
5 penta-
6 hexa-
7 hepta-
8 octa-
9 nona-
10 deca-

Examples:
NO – Nitrogen monoxide
N2O – Nitrogen dioxide
S2Cl2 – disulfur dichloride
Name the following Molecular Compound
1. PCl5 - ______________________
2. SO3 - ______________________
3. N2O4 - ______________________
4. SF6 - ______________________
5. Cl2O7 - ______________________

V. Naming Acids and Bases

Acids and bases are named based on the type of ions they contain.
Rules in Naming Binary Acids (in aqueous form)
1. A binary acid is an acid that contains of hydrogen and one other element.
2. The most common binary acids contain a halogen.
3. The acid name begins with the prefix hydro- , followed by the name of the anion,
followed by the suffix -ic.
e.g.,
Hydro- and base name of non-metal and -ic + acid
HCl – hydrochloric acid

Rules in Naming Oxyacids

An oxyacid is an acid that consist of hydrogen, oxygen, and a third element. The third element is
usually a nonmetal.
A. Oxyanions with -ite ending.
The name of the acid is the root of the anion followed by the suffix -ous. There is no prefix.
e.g., H2SO3(aq) – SO32- - sulfite ion - sulfurous acid

B. Oxyanions with -ate ending.

The name of the acid is the root of the anion followed by the suffix -ic. There is no prefix.
e.g., H3PO4(aq) – PO43- - phosphate ion – phosphoric acid

The base name for sulfur containing oxyacid is sulfur- instead of just sulf- . The same is true for a phosphorus
containing oxyacid. The base name is phosphor- instead of simply phosph-.

Name the following Acids

1. H2SO4 - ____________________
2. H2CO3 - ____________________
3. H3PO4 - ____________________
4. HBr - ____________________
5. HNO2 - ____________________

VI. Naming Bases

Named like ionic compounds, with the ca/on name followed by the anion name.
e.g., NaOH – Sodium hydroxide
Ca(OH)2 – Calcium hydroxide
NH4OH - Ammonium hydroxide

Name the following Bases

1. KOH - ______________
2. Ba(OH)2 - ______________
3. Al(OH)2 - ______________
4. LiOH - ______________
5. Sr(OH)2 - ______________

VII. Naming Hydrates

To name a hydrate, you name the anhydrous component, then add the Greek prefix that indicates the
number of water molecules, and finally the word “hydrate”.
Rules:
1. Name the anhydrous component of the compound.
 2. Add a Greek prefix to indicate the number of water molecules.
3. Add the word “hydrate”

Name the following:

1. CuSO4 ×5H2O - __________________
2. MgSO4 × 7H2O - __________________
3. Na2CO3 × 10H2O - __________________
4. FeCl3 × 6H2O - __________________