Prefixes and Suffixes…
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-ide (suffix)
-ite (suffix)
hypo<…>ite (prefix and suffix)
-ate (suffix)
per<…>ate (prefix and suffix)
hydro<…>ic acid (prefix and suffix)
-ic acid (suffix)
per<…>ic acid (prefix and suffix)
-ous acid (suffix)
hypo<…>ous acid (prefix and suffix)
ion (ending)
Numeric prefixes
Element names without suffixes
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Ending (suffix) on monatomic anions that stand alone as ions
Examples:
- Cl– = chloride ion
- N3- = nitride ion
- Other Examples:Cl–, F–, H–, I–, N3-, O2-, O22-, P3-, S2-, Se2-, Te2-
- Worksheet: Study Aid B
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Ending (suffix) appears on only two polyatomic anions
Examples:
- OH– = hydroxide ion
- CN– = cyanide ion
- Worksheet: Study Aid C
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Ending (suffix) on binary acid ions (these contain a monatomic anion species)
Examples:
- HS– = hydrogen sulfide ion
- Other Examples:HS–, HSe–, HTe–
- Related Topics: Acids – Ions – No Oxygen
- Worksheet: Study Aid H
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Ending (suffix) on the second element in ANY NEUTRAL binary compound that is NOT an acid
Examples:
- CBr4 = carbon tetrabromide
- Ag2O = silver oxide
- Nonmetal/nonmetal Examples:
- CBr4, CCl4, Cl2O7, ClO2, CO, CO2, ICl, N2O, N2O4, N2O5, P2O3, P2S5, P4O10, PBr5, PCl3, S2F6, SeO2, SF6, SiS2, SO2, SO3, TeO3
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- Metal/nonmetal Examples:
- Ag2O, Ag3N, AgCl, Al2O3, AlCl3, AlN, Ba3N2, BaCl2, BaO, Ca3N2, CaCl2, CaO, Co2O3, Co3N2, CoCl2, CoCl3, CoN, CoO, Cr2O3, Cr3N2, CrCl2, CrCl3, CrN, CrO, Cs2O, Cs3N, CsCl, Cu2O, Cu3N, Cu3N2, CuCl, CuCl2, CuO, Fe2O3, Fe3N2, FeCl2, FeCl3, FeN, FeO, Hg2Cl2, Hg2O, Hg3N2, Hg6N2, HgCl2, HgO, K2O, K3N, KCl, Li2O, Li3N, LiCl, Mg3N2, MgCl2, MgO, Mn3N2, Mn3N4, MnCl2, MnCl4, MnO, MnO2, Na2O, Na3N, NaCl, NH4Cl, Ni3N2, NiCl2, NiO, Pb3N2, Pb3N4, PbCl2, PbCl4, PbO, PbO2, Rb2O, Rb3N, RbCl, Sn3N2, Sn3N4, SnCl2, SnCl4, SnO, SnO2, Sr3N2, SrCl2, SrO, Zn3N2, ZnCl2, ZnO
- Related Topics: NonAcids – Binary Compounds
- Worksheet: Study Aid D, J, K
- Metal/nonmetal Examples: