Naming binary and ternary compounds

1. Chap 8
Naming Binary Compounds

2. Binary Ionic Compounds
Contain 2 different elements
Name the metal first, then the nonmetal as -ide.
Use name of a metal with a fixed charge
Groups 1A, 2A, 3A
and Ag, Zn, and Cd
Examples:
NaCl sodium chloride
ZnI
2
zinc iodide
Al
2
O
3
aluminum oxide

3. Learning Check N1
Complete the names of the following binary
compounds:
Na
3
N sodium ________________
KBr potassium________________
Al
2
O
3
aluminum ________________
MgS _________________________

4. Solution N1
Complete the names of the following binary
compounds:
Na
3
N sodium nitride
KBr potassium bromide
Al
2
O
3
aluminum oxide
MgS magnesium sulfide

5. Transition Metals
Most form 2 or more positive ions
1+ 2+ 1+ or 2+ 2+ or 3+
Ag
+
Cd
2+
Cu
+
,

Cu
2+
Fe
2+
, Fe
3+
silver cadmium copper(I) ion

iron(II) ion
ion ion copper (II) ion iron(III) ion

Zn
2+

zinc ion

6. Names of Variable Ions
Use a roman number after the name of a
metal that forms two or more ions
Transition metals and
the metals in groups 4A and 5A
FeCl
3
(Fe
3+
)

iron (III) chloride
CuCl (Cu
+
) copper (I) chloride
SnF
4
(Sn
4+
)

tin (IV) fluoride
PbCl
2
(Pb
2+
) lead (II) chloride
Fe
2
S
3
(Fe
3+
)iron (III) sulfide

7. Learning Check N2
Name the following compounds:
A. CaO
1) calcium oxide 2) calcium(I) oxide
3) calcium (II) oxide
B. SnCl
4

1) tin tetrachloride 2) tin(II) chloride
3) tin(IV) chloride
C. Co
2
O
3
1) cobalt oxide 2) cobalt (III) oxide
3) cobalt trioxide

8. Solution N2
Name the following compounds:
A. CaO 1) calcium oxide
B. SnCl
4
3) tin(IV) chloride
C.Co
2
O
3
2) cobalt (III) oxide

9. Learning Check N3
Complete the names of the following binary
compounds with variable metal ions:
FeBr
2
iron (_____) bromide
Cu
2
O copper (_____) oxide
SnCl
4
___(_____ ) ______________
Fe
2
O
3
________________________
CuS ________________________

10. Solution N3
Complete the names of the following binary
compounds with variable metal ions:
FeBr
2
iron ( II ) bromide
Cu
2
O copper ( I ) oxide
SnCl
4
tin (IV) chloride
Fe
2
O
3
iron (III) oxide
CuS copper (II) sulfide

11. Naming Binary Covalent
Compounds
Two nonmetals
Name each element
End the last element in -ide
Add prefixes to show more than 1 atom
Prefixes
mon 1 penta 5
di 2hexa 6
tri 3
tetra 4

12. Learning Check N4
CO carbon ______oxide
CO
2
carbon _______________
PCl
3 phosphorus _______chloride
CCl
4
carbon ________chloride
N
2
O _____nitrogen _____oxide

13. Solution N4
CO carbon monoxide
CO
2
carbon dioxide
PCl
3
phosphorus trichloride
CCl
4 carbon tetrachloride
N
2O dinitrogen monoxide

14. Learning Check N5
A.P
2
O
5
1) phosphorus oxide
2) phosphorus pentoxide
3) diphosphorus pentoxide
B.Cl
2O
7 1) dichlorine heptoxide
2) dichlorine oxide
3) chlorine heptoxide
C. Cl
2
1) chlorine
2) dichlorine
3) dichloride

15. Solution N5
A.P
2
O
5
3) diphosphorus pentoxide
B.Cl
2O
7 1) dichlorine heptoxide
C. Cl
2
1) chlorine

16. Naming Ternary Compounds
Contain at least 3 elements
Name the nonmetals as a polyatomic ion
Examples:
NaNO
3 Sodium nitrate
K
2
SO
4
Potassium sulfate
Al(HCO
3
)
3
Aluminum bicarbonate
or aluminum hydrogen
carbonate

17. Polyatomic Ions
A group of atoms with an overall charge.
NH
4
+
ammonium OH
-
hydroxide
NO
3
-
nitrate NO
2
-
nitrite
CO
3
2-
______________
HCO
3
-
hydrogen carbonate (bicarbonate)

18. Learning Check N6
Match each set with the correct name:
A. Na
2
CO
3
1) magnesium sulfite
MgSO
3
2) magnesium sulfate
MgSO
4
3) sodium carbonate
B.Ca(HCO
3
)
2
1) calcium carbonate
CaCO
3
2) calcium phosphate
Ca
3(PO
4)
2 3) calcium bicarbonate

19. Solution N6
A. Na
2
CO
3
3) sodium carbonate
MgSO
3
1) magnesium sulfite
MgSO
4
2) magnesium sulfate
B.Ca(HCO
3
)
2
3) calcium bicarbonate
CaCO
3
1) calcium carbonate
Ca
3
(PO
4
)
2
2) calcium phosphate

20. Learning Check N7
A. aluminum nitrate
1) AlNO
3
2) Al(NO)
3
3) Al(NO
3
)
3
B. copper(II) nitrate
1) CuNO
3
2) Cu(NO
3
)
2
3) Cu
2
(NO
3
)
C. Iron (III) hydroxide
1) FeOH2) Fe
3
OH 3) Fe(OH)
3
D. Tin(IV) hydroxide
1) Sn(OH)
4
2) Sn(OH)
2
3) Sn
4
(OH)

21. Solution N7
A. aluminum nitrate
3) Al(NO
3
)
3
B. copper(II) nitrate
2) Cu(NO
3
)
2
C. Iron (III) hydroxide
3) Fe(OH)
3
D. Tin(IV) hydroxide
1) Sn(OH)
4