Mr. Connor’s Binary Compound Naming Flow Chart
Question:
Does the compound have a metal?
No
Yes
Solution:
Compound is Covalent Bond:
Use prefixes before elements (eg. Di, tri, tetra)
Question:
Does the compound have more than 2 elements?
Yes
No
Question:
Does the metal have more than one possible charge?
Yes
Solution:
Compound is Multivalent Ionic Compound
Use roman numerals in compound name to
distinguish what charge is being used (eg. I, II,
III, IV)
Solution:
Compound is Polyatomic Ionic Bond:
Use polyatomic Ion sheet with normal Ionic
Rules
No
Solution:
Compound is a basic Binary Ionic Compound
No funny business, use normal ionic naming rules