Compound Names
Naming Rules
Ionic
Covalent
Metallic
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What is the compound name of SeBr4?

Selenium Tetrabromide

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What do the Roman numerals stand for in Ionic bonds?

The number of electrons lost in transition metals

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What is an Ionic Compound?

An Ionic compound is a combination of a metal and a non-metal.

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What is a covalent bond?

A covalent bond is a tight bond between non-metals

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What is a Metallic Bond?

A bond between 2 metals

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What would the name be if Os+3 combined with I-1?

Osmium (III) Iodide

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What does each prefix mean?

(mono, Di, Tri-, tetra, penta-, hexa, hepta, hecta, nona, deca)

In order, 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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Do Ionic compounds conduct electricity?

Not when they are solid, however they do so in water in which they also dissolve

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How do Covalent bonds gain electrons?

They gain electrons via tightly sharing them with other elements

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Can a Metallic Bond conduct electricity?

Metallic Bonds are able to conduct electricity and they can't dissolve in water

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What is the compound name of this ionic bond?:

Sc2SO4

Scandium (I) Sulfate

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Find the error in both compound names:

1.Dicopper (II) Nitride

2.Selenium Manganide

1.You don't put any prefixes in front of a metal

2.It goes Metal then Gas , not, Gas then Metal

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How do Ionic compounds get their electrons?

Ionic compounds gain electrons by stealing them from another element
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Do Covalent bonds conduct electricity?

Covalent bonds neither conduct electricity nor dissolve in water.

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Can you break a metallic bond?

No, metallic bonds are malleable, not brittle and they have an extremely high melting point

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Name the Binary Covalent Compound:

C3P4

Tricarbon Tetraphosphide

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You change certain prefixes to flow with the chemical names like instead of saying tetraoxide, you would say tetroxide. With this being said, what are the two exceptions to this rule?

Di- and Tri-

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What does an Ionic compound's structure look like?

An Ionic compound has a crystalline structure with an example being NaCl or salt

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How many bonds can one Covalent compound have?

The total amount of bonds a covalent compound can have is 3, no higher than that.

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What is the name of CuSn

Bronze

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What is the formula for this compound?

Polonium Diastatine

PoAt2

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What is the language used in naming binary compounds for the prefixes: mono-, di-, tri-, tetra, penta-, (etc...)

Greek(originally derived from)/Latin(used and added on to)

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Ionic Compounds obviously have Ions as suggested by the name, but what are these Ions and what are there charges?

An Ionic Compound has two Ion types, a Cation which is a positive Ion and an Anion which is a negative Ion

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Name 3 common covalent bonds

1. H2O

2.CO2

3.Glucose

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What is the name of CuZn

Brass

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