Compound Construction
X 2 This is the general formula for acids.
What is "HX"?
X3 These two ions are present in the compound H2SO4.
What are Hydrogen and sulfate?
X4 What is the formula for acetic acid?
What is H2C2H3O2?
CaSO4
What is calcium sulfate?
x 2 What is the term assigned to compounds starting with "H"?
What are acids?
This element is present in all binary acids.
What is Hydrogen?
X3 These two ion formulas are present in the compound hydrosulfuric acid.
What is H+ and SO4-2?
X3 The formula for hydrochloric acid.
What is HCl?
HNO2
What is nitrous acid?
Binary ionic compounds are distinguishable because they will start with on of these.
What is a metal?
X2 From the general formula HX, the "X" represents either _________ or _________ anion.
What is polyatomic or monatomic ions?
The prefixes of these two elements are present in the compound N2O5.
What is two and five?
X2 This is the formula for hydrosulfuric acid.
What is H2S?
X3 C2H8
What is Dicarbon Octahydride?
X2 You know for sure it is a binary molecular compound when two of these are present in the formula.
What are nonmetals?
X2 In binary or ternary ionic compound, these two things must be present for it to be ionic.
What are cations and anions?
X2 IUPAC Chemical name for PCl3.
What is phosphorous trichloride?
x2 This is the formula for hydrofluoric acid.
What is HF?
X3 NH4OH
What is ammonium hydroxide?
Prefixes are used to name this type of compound.
What is molecular or covalent?
X2 In a ternary ionic compound, the cation or anion must be one of these.
What is polyatomic ion?
These anion present in the compound H3PO4.
What is phosphate?
X2 This is the formula for hydrobromic acid.
What is HBr?
Na2SO4
What is sodium sulfate?
X2 When naming acids, the name of the acid is determined by the _________ of the anion.
What is the suffix or ending?