Prefixes and Suffixes…

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• • Ending (suffix) on monatomic anions that stand alone as ions

    Examples:

    • Cl^– = chloride ion
    • N^3- = nitride ion
    • Other Examples:Cl^–, F^–, H^–, I^–, N^3-, O^2-, O₂^2-, P^3-, S^2-, Se^2-, Te^2-
    • Worksheet: Study Aid B

  • Ending (suffix) appears on only two polyatomic anions

    Examples:

    • OH^– = hydroxide ion
    • CN^– = cyanide ion
    • Worksheet: Study Aid C

  • 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

• • 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
• • 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