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1 Naming and Writing Formulas

2 Types of Compounds There are two types of compounds. Ionic: Covalent:
a metal and an nonmetal Covalent: contain two nonmetals

3 Ionic Compounds Must contain a positive ion (cation) and negative ion (anion). The cation (metal) is written first, the anion (nonmetal) is written second. The total charge on the compound must equal 0.

4 Naming Binary Ionic Compounds
#1 – Name the metal (written on periodic table) #2 – Name the nonmetal, changing the ending to –ide. Examples: MgO CaCl2 NaBr Sr3P2 magnesium oxide calcium chloride sodium bromide strontium phosphide

5 Writing Formulas The subscripts tell how many of each atom you have. (The overall charge must equal zero!!) EXAMPLE: Write the chemical formula for the compound containing Al and Br. #1 – determine the charges Al Br-1

6 Al+3 Br-1 AlBr3 #2 – cross the charges.
#3 – Write the formula, simplify if needed AlBr3 1 3

7 Try this one… Write the chemical formula for the compound containing Mg and S #1 – determine the charges Mg S-2

8 Mg+2 S-2 Mg2S2 MgS #2 – cross the charges.
#3 – Write the formula, simplify if needed Mg2S2 MgS 2 2

9 Ionic Compounds with Polyatomic Ions
#1 – name the 1st part of the compound #2 – name the 2nd part If it is a polyatomic ion, DO NOT change the ending If it is a nonmetal, change to –ide. Examples: CaCO3 Na3SO4 (NH4)2S Calcium carbonate Sodium sulfate Ammonium sulfide

10 Writing Formulas: Na+1 OH-1 NaOH
Same rules apply, except if the polyatomic ion gets a subscript you MUST use parentheses around it. Example: Write the formula for sodium hydroxide. Na OH-1 NaOH 1 1

11 Writing Formulas for Polyatomic Compounds
Calcium phosphate Ca PO4-3 Ca3(PO4)2 3 2

12 Aluminum nitrite Al NO2-1 Al(NO2)3 1 3

13 Compounds Containing Metals with Variable Charges

14 Variable Charges (Transition Metals)
Metals in Group 1, Group 2, Zinc (+2), Silver (+1) have one charge. The rest have variable charges so we have to tell what charge the ion has in our compound when we name it.

15 Naming #1 – Name the metal.
#2 – Add a roman numeral telling the charge on the metal in parentheses. I-1 II-2 III-3 IV-4 V-5 VI-6 VII-7 #3 – Name the negative ion as before.

16 Example CrO O is a -2 charge
To make a neutral compound, Cr must be a +2. Chromium (II) oxide

17 FeCl3 Cl is a -1 charge There are 3 chlorine ions  -3
The ONE Fe must be a +3 Iron (III) chloride

18 CoCO3 Carbonate is a -2 Co is a +2 Cobalt (II) carbonate

19 Ni3(PO4)2 Phosphate = -3 x 2 = -6
There are 3 nickel atoms so each one = +2 to equal +6 Nickel (II) phosphate

20 Mn(SO4)2 Mn2(SO4)4 Mn(SO4) Sulfate is -2, so the Manganese = +4
Manganese (IV) sulfate Mn2(SO4) Mn(SO4)

21 Writing formulas: Rules are the same as before.

22 copper (III) oxide Cu+3 O-2 Cu2O3 2 3

23 Manganese (IV) sulfide
Mn+4 S-2 Mn2S4 MnS2 4 2

24 Iron (II) nitrate Fe+2 NO3-1 Fe(NO3)2 1 2


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