Nomenclature Diagram
NonAcids, Acids
Binary Compounds |
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| Nonmetal + Nonmetal Go to Study Aid |
<prefix><1st nonmetal> <prefix><2nd nonmetal>ide (e.g. N2O = dinitrogen monoxide) Related Topics: a, b, c |
Special Case: water (e.g. H2O = dihydrogen monoxide or dihydrogen oxide) |
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| Ammonium or Metal (fixed oxidation state) + Nonmetal Go to Study Aid |
<metal or ammonium> <nonmetal>ide (e.g. CaCl2 = calcium chloride) Related Topics: a, b |
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| Metal (variable oxidation state) + Nonmetal Go to Study Aid |
<metal>(Roman numeral) <nonmetal>ide (e.g. Fe2O3 = iron(III) oxide or ferric oxide) Related Topics: a, b |
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Neutrals with polyatomic ions |
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| Ammonium or Metal (fixed oxidation state) + polyatomic ion Go to Study Aid |
<metal or ammonium> per<element other than metal or O>ate (e.g. CsIO4 = cesium periodate) Related Topics |
<metal or ammonium> <element other than metal or O>ate (e.g. (NH4)3PO4 = ammonium phosphate) Related Topics |
<metal or ammonium> <element other than metal or O>ite (e.g. CaSO3 = calcium sulfite) Related Topics |
<metal or ammonium> hypo<element other than metal or O>ite (e.g. LiClO = lithium hypochlorite) Related Topics |
Special Cases: <metal or ammonium> cyanide or hydroxide (e.g. KCN = potassium cyanide, or KOH = potassium hydroxide) Related Topics |
| Ammonium or Metal (variable oxidation state) + polyatomic ion Go to Study Aid |
<metal>(Roman numeral) or ammonium> per<element other than metal or O>ate (e.g. Pb(BrO4)2 = lead(II) perbromate) Related Topics |
<metal>(Roman numeral) <element other than metal or O>ate (e.g. Cu(BrO4)2 = copper(II) perbromate or cupric perbromate) Related Topics |
<metal>(Roman numeral) <element other than metal or O>ite (e.g. FeSeO3 = iron(II) selenite or ferrous selenite) Related Topics |
<metal>(Roman numeral) hypo<element other than metal or O>ite (e.g. Sn(IO)4 = tin(IV) hypoiodite or stannic hypoiodite) Related Topics |
Special Cases: <metal>(Roman numeral) cyanide or hydroxide (e.g. Co(CN)2 = cobalt(II) cyanide, or cobaltous cyanide) Related Topics |
Polyatomic Ions Go to Study Aid |
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| per<element other than O>ate ion (e.g. ClO4– = perchlorate ion) Related Topics: a, b |
<element other than O>ate ion (e.g. SO42- = sulfate ion) Related Topics: a, b |
<element other than O>ite ion (e.g. TeO32- = tellurite ion) Related Topics: a, b |
hypo<element other than O>ite ion (e.g. ClO– = hypochlorite ion) Related Topics: a, b |
Special Cases: CN– = cyanide ion OH– = hydroxide ion NH4+ = ammonium ion Related Topics: a, b |