Download Chemistry: Naming Compounds - Rules and Examples and more Summaries Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! Name_______________________________ Chemistry: Naming Compounds Essential Question: What are the rules for naming a compound and writing its formula? Vocabulary: monatomic ion binary compound molecular compound base polyatomic ion ionic compound acid Introduction to the Periodic Table In order to write a formula or name a compound, you need to understand relationships among the elements as shown by their position on the Periodic Table. 1. Metals are on the __________ and have the following characteristics: a. __________ oxidation numbers (the apparent charge on an atom in a compound) b. __________ at room temperature (except for ____________) c. Metallic ____________ d. __________ of heat and electricity e. __________ (can be pounded into a sheet) and __________ (can be drawn into a wire) 2. Nonmetals are on the __________ and have the following characteristics: a. Can be found in all three phases of matter at room temperature: Solids- ____________________________________________ Liquid- ________________ Gases- __________ elements (H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2) and the ___________ gases (He, Ar, Ne) b. __________ conductors c. Oxidation numbers- ________________ 3. Metalloids are also called ____________ and are found on top and under the ____________ on the right. a. Properties of both __________ and ___________ b. Names and symbols: ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ *****Rules for Naming Binary Ionic Compounds***** 1. Name and write the ____________ first and then the ____________. 2. Change the name of the nonmetal by adding the suffix ___________. Examples: ____________ carbon ____________ fluorine ____________ nitrogen ____________ chlorine ____________ oxygen ____________ bromine ____________ hydrogen ____________ iodine ____________ phosphorus ____________ sulfur 3. Sum of the positive and negative oxidation numbers must be ____________. 4. Use Roman Numerals when the metal has more than one oxidation number. These are ___________ Metals in the center of the Periodic Table. Name the metal, then use a Roman Numeral of the ____________ __________ of the metal, then name the nonmetal. This is called the Stock System. 5. When a metal becomes an ion with a positive charge, it is called a ____________. When a nonmetal becomes an ion with a negative charge, it is called an ____________. Practice Naming Binary Ionic Compounds 1. Name the following binary ionic compounds. ____________________ NaCl ____________________ BeBr2 ____________________ AlCl3 ____________________ LiF ____________________ CaO ____________________ KI 2. Name the following binary ionic compounds that contain Transition Metals using Roman Numerals. ____________________ MnO2 ____________________ Au2O ____________________ FeCl3 ____________________ HgBr2 3. Write the correct formulas for the following binary ionic compounds. ____________________ chromium (III) oxide ____________________ lead (IV) iodide ____________________ silver chloride ____________________ tin (II) bromide