Naming and Chemical Formula of (Non Transition Metals)Binary Ionic Compounds

Naming Group/ Family I Ionic Compounds

100

 Na₂S

What is Sodium Sulfide

200

KCl

What is potassium chloride?

300

CsO

What is Cesium Oxide?

400

Fr₂O

Francium Oxide

500

Fr₃N

What is Fransium Nitride

600

Rb₄C

Rubium Carbide

Naming Group/ Family II Binary Ionic Compounds

100

AlP

What is Aluminum Phospide

200

CaO

What is Calcium Oxide?

300

BeF₂

What is Beryilium Fluoride?

400

RbF

Rubidium Fluoride

500

SrSe

What is Strontium Selenide

600

Ba₃N₂

What is Barium Nitride?

Binary Compounds ChemicalFormulas I

100

Potassium Sulfide

K₂S

200

Rubidium Oxide

Rb₂O

300

Barium Nitride

Ba₃N₂

400

Aluminum Sulfide

Al₂S₃

500

Boron Chloride

BCl₃

600

Barium Arsenide

Ba₃As₂

Binary Compounds Chemical Formulas II

100

Magnesium Bromide

MgBr₂

200

Calcium Carbide

Ca₂C

300

Barium Silide

Ba₂Si

400

Radium Phosphide

Ra₃P₂

500

Lithium Carbide

Li₄C

600

Sodium Silide

Na₄Si

Binary Compounds Vocabulary Words I

100

Binary Compounds

What is Compounds that are composed of two elements?

200

This is the name of the total number of electrons that an atom either gains or loses in order to form a chemical bond with another atom

What is the oxidation number?

300

This method is used to balance charges in a chemical formulas for ionic compounds

What is the criss-cross method?

400

The name of the principle that atoms gain, lose, or share electrons in order to achieve a full valence shell (eight electrons i.e. in order to look like a Noble Gas).

What is Octet Rule?

500

Alkaline earth metals that form +2 ions (e.g., Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺).

What are Group 2 Elements?

600

A representation of a compound using element symbols and subscripts to show the ratio of atoms.

What is a Chemical Formula? 

Binary Compounds Vocabulary Words II

100

The small numbers that are written to the right and below an element's symbol. They also indicating the number of atoms or ions in a compound.

What are Subscripts?

200

These are Positively charged ions and they are typically formed by metals that lose electrons.

What are Cations?

300

These are negatively charged ions and they are typically formed by nonmetals gaining electrons.

What are Anions?

400

The name of the Electrons in the outermost energy level. They are important for forming ions.

What are Valence Electrons?

500

These types of elements that tend to gain electrons to form anions in compounds.

What are Non Metals

600

Metals that are found in groups 1, 2, or 13-18  of the periodic table that do not use Roman numerals in naming

What are Non-transition Metal?

Oxidation States

100

Cl^-1

What is the formula of Chloride ion?

200

N's oxidation state

What is minus or negative 3

300

Oxidation State of Selenium

Se^-2

400

Al's oxidation state

What is plus 3 / Al⁺³

500

Oxidation state for Carbon

What is plus or minus 4 / C^{+4 or -4}

600

The oxidation state of the binary ionic compounds in BF3

B plus 3 / B⁺³

F negative -1 / F^-1