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Chemical Nomenclature & Ionic Formula Writing. Is the compound ionic or covalent?. Metal & nonmetal. Nonmetal & nonmetal. Ionic. Covalent (Molecular). Is there a transition metal or Sn or Pb present?. Use prefixes to name Do no reduce or cancel out subscripts.
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Chemical Nomenclature & Ionic Formula Writing Is the compound ionic or covalent? Metal & nonmetal Nonmetal & nonmetal Ionic Covalent (Molecular) Is there a transition metal or Sn or Pb present? • Use prefixes to name • Do no reduce or cancel out subscripts
Chemical Nomenclature & Ionic Formula Writing Is there a transition metal or Sn or Pb present? no Yes • Do not use roman numerals • If H is first element listed – use acid naming rules • binary acid rules • oxyanion rules • Use roman numerals (stock system) for naming, except for Zn2+, Cd2+, and Ag+ • Ionic Compounds: • no prefixes • reduce subscripts, if common factor