Naming Binary Ionic Compounds

Rules for naming simple ionic compounds.

1.       Name the metal by its elemental name.

2.       Name the nonmetal by its elemental name and an -ide ending.

3.       Name metals that can have different oxidation states using roman numerals to indicate positive charge.

             Example Fe²⁺ is Iron(II)  

            (See table “Charges of some Common Monatomic ions”  to determine which metals can have more than one positive charge.)

4.       Name polyatomic ions by their names.

Examples

Please enjoy the presentation from your instructor at http://web.fccj.org/~smilczan/psc/naming.html

Please check your understanding by playing a quick naming game at the following site:

http://www.quia.com/jg/65800.html