Naming Chemical Compounds

Covalent

100

ON₃

Oxygen Trinitride

200

Dicarbon trisulfide

C₂S₃

300

P₂I₃

Diphosphorous Triiodide 

400

HCl

Hydrochloric Acid or hydrogen chloride 

500

Trisulfur Hexafluoride

S₃F₆

Ionic

100

K₂O

Potassium Dioxide

200

Al₂S₃

*is there a Roman Numeral?*

Aluminum Sulfide

300

Aluminum Trisulfide

AlS₃

400

Copper (II) Oxide

CuO₂

Oxygen has a +2 charge making Copper have a +2 Charge

500

Chromium (III) Bromide

*What does the Roman Numeral tell us?*

CrBr₃

Chromium has a +3 charge based off the Roman Numeral meaning Bromine has to have a 3 subscript

Polyatomic

100

Cyanide

CN^-

200

PO₄^-3

phosphate

300

Nitrite

NO₂^-

400

What is the condensed form for acetate?

C₂H₃O₂

500

OH^-

Hydroxide

Charges

100

Copper (III)

Cu⁺³

200

Cu₂S

*BONUS: name the entire compound, but has to have the correct charge to get the points (100)

Copper (I) Sulfide

300

Our Roman numerals tell us what?

What elements require a Roman Numeral?

The charge

Transition Metals

400

PbBr₂

Lead has what roman numeral AKA charge?

+2

500

Overall, we want our compounds to have a charge to equal what? 

Zero

Formulas

100

Magnesium Carbonate

MgCO₃

200

Sulfur Dioxide

SO₂

300

Sodium Sulfate

Na₂SO₄

400

Calcium Phosphite

*Don't worry about the subscripts. Just write the general formula*

Ca(PO₃)

500

Mercury (I) Cyanide 

*Don't worry about the subscripts. Just write the general formula*

Hg(CN)