Chemistry B2A
Chapter 5
Nomenclature
Binary Compounds
1. Ionic compounds (a metal and a nonmetal)
2. Covalent compounds (two nonmetals)
Binary Compounds
1. Ionic compounds (a metal and a nonmetal)
Metals: lose 1, 2 or 3 e-
Cation (Y+)
Ions
Nonmetals: gain 1, 2 or 3 e-
Anion (X-)
Number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus remains unchanged.
Cation (Y+):
Na+
Anion (X-):
Cl-
Li+
Ca2+ Al3+
F-
O-2
1A
2A
3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A
Transition elements
Ionic bonds
Metal-Nonmetal
Na  Na+ + e-
Cl + e-  Cl-
Opposite charges
attract each other.
Cation
Anion
Sodium (Na)
NaCl
Chlorine (Cl)
Type I Monatomic Cations
Metal has only one type of cation (main group elements)
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
systematic names
Name of the metal + “ion”
H+
Li+
Hydrogen ion
Lithium ion
Ca2+
Al3+
Calcium ion
Aluminum ion
Type II Monatomic Cations
Metal has two (or more) type of cations (transition elements)
IUPAC or Systematic names
Co2+
Co3+
Cobalt(II) ion
Cobalt(III) ion
Fe2+
Fe3+
Iron(II) ion
Iron(III) ion
Cu1+
Cu2+
Copper(I) ion
Copper(II) ion
Hg+
Hg2+
Mercury(I) ion
Mercury(II) ion
Pb2+
Pb4+
Lead(II) ion
Lead(IV) ion
Sn2+
Sn4+
Tin(II) ion
Tin(IV) ion
Type II Monatomic Cations
Common name (old name)
Name of the metal +
“-ous” smaller charge
“-ic”
larger charge
Cu1+
Cu2+
Copper(I) ion
Copper(II) ion
Hg+
Hg2+
Mercury(I) ion
Mercury(II) ion
Mercurous ion
Mercuric ion
Fe2+
Fe3+
Iron(II) ion
Iron(III) ion
Ferrous ion
Ferric ion
Sn2+
Sn4+
Tin(II) ion
Tin(IV) ion
Stannous ion
Stannic ion
Cuprous ion
Cupric ion
Naming Monatomic Anions
Stem part of name + “-ide”
Anion
Stem name
Anion name
F-
fluor
Fluoride ion
Cl-
chlor
Chloride ion
Br-
brom
Bromide ion
I-
iod
Iodide ion
O2-
ox
Oxide ion
S2-
sulf
Sulfide ion
P3-
phosph
Phosphide ion
N3-
nitr
Nitride ion
matter are neutral (uncharged):
total number of positive charges = total number of negative charges
Na+ Cl-
NaCl
Ca2+ Cl-
CaCl2
Al3+ S2-
Al2S3
Ba2+ O2-
Ba2O2
Molecule of NaCl
BaO
Formula of NaCl
Naming Binary Ionic compounds
Name of metal (cation) + Name of anion
NaCl Sodium chloride
CaO Calcium oxide
Cu2O Copper(I) oxide
CuO Copper(II) oxide
Cuprous oxide
Cupric oxide
CsBr Cesium bromide
MgS Magnesium sulfide
FeCl2 Iron(II) chloride
FeCl3 Iron(III) chloride
Ferrous chloride
Ferric chloride
Binary Compounds
1. Ionic compounds (a metal and a nonmetal)
2. Covalent compounds (two nonmetals)
Binary Compounds
2. Covalent compounds (two nonmetals)
Naming Binary Covalent compounds (type III)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Mono – Di – Tri – Tetra – Penta – Hexa – Hepta – Octa – Nona – Deca
prefix and full name of the first element in formula + prefix and the anion name
of the second element + “ide”
1. Don’t use “mono” for the 1st element.
Rules:
2. Drop the “a” when followed by a vowel.
Naming Binary Covalent compounds (type III)
NO2
Nitrogen dioxide
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide
PCl5
Phosphorous pentachloride
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride
S2O3 Disulfur trioxide
SF6
Sulfur hexafluoride
Binary Compounds
Yes
Metal present?
No
Type III
Use prefixes
Yes
Does the metal form more
than one cation?
No
Type I
Use the element name
for the cation
Yes
Type II
Find the charge of the cation
Use a Roman number after the
element name.
Naming Polyatomic Ionic Compounds
They contain more than two elements.
Naming Polyatomic Ions
Cation: NH4+
Ammonium
Anion:
MnO4-
Permanganate
CrO42-
Chromate
OH-
Hydroxide
Cr2O72-
Dichromate
NO2-
Nitrite
CO32-
Carbonate
NO3-
Nitrate
HCO3-
SO32-
Hydrogen Carbonate
(bicarbonate)
Sulfite
PO33-
Phosphite
SO42-
Sulfate
PO43-
Phosphate
HSO3-
Hydrogen Sulfite
(bisulfite)
HPO42-
Hydrogen phosphate
HSO4-
Hydrogen sulfate
(bisulfate)
H2PO4-
Dihydrogen phosphate
Oxyanions
Polyatomic anions with different numbers of oxygen atoms.
When we have two oxyanions in a series:
Smaller number of oxygen atoms ends with –ite.
Larger number of oxygen atoms ends with –ate.
NO2-
Nitrite
NO3-
Nitrate
PO33-
Phosphite
SO32-
Sulfite
PO43-
Phosphate
SO42-
Sulfate
HPO42-
Hydrogen phosphate
HSO3-
Hydrogen Sulfite
(bisulfite)
H2PO4-
Dihydrogen phosphate
HSO4-
Hydrogen sulfate
(bisulfate)
Oxyanions
When we have more than two oxyanions in a series:
(Fewest oxygen atoms)
Prefix hypo-
(Most oxygen atoms)
Prefix per-
ClO-
hypochlorite
ClO2-
chlorite
ClO3-
chlorate
ClO4-
perchlorate
matter are neutral (uncharged):
total number of positive charges = total number of negative charges
Na+
NO3-
NaNO3
Ca2+
CO32-
Ca2(CO3)2
Al3+
SO42-
Al2(SO4)3
Mg2+
NO2-
Mg(NO2)2
Ca(CO3)
Naming Polyatomic Ionic compounds
Name of metal (cation) + Name of anion
NaNO3
Sodium nitrate
Ca(CO3)
Calcium carbonate
Al2(SO4)3
Aluminum sulfate
Mg(NO2)2
Magnesium nitrite
Naming Polyatomic Ionic compounds
Name of metal (cation) + Name of anion
FeCO3
Iron(II) carbonate
Fe2(CO3)3
Iron(III) carbonate
Naming acids
Acids: sour
They produce H+ (proton) in water.
Naming binary acids
Hydro
+
Anion : -ide ion
-ic acid
HF
F-: flouride ion
Hydroflouric acid
HCl
Cl-: chloride ion
Hydrochloric acid
H2S
S2-: sulfuride ion
Hydrosulfuric acid
Naming Polyatomic Acids
Anion:
-ite ion
-ous acid
-ate ion
-ic acid
HNO2
NO2-: Nitrite ion
Nitrous acid
HNO3
NO3-: Nitrate ion
Nitric acid
H2CO3
CO32-: Carbonate ion
Carbonic acid
H2SO3
SO32-: Sulfurite ion
Sulfurous acid