Nomenclature Flow Chart

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Nomenclature Flow Chart
Is the compound ionic (metal and nonmetal) , molecular (nonmetal and nonmetal)?
Or an acid (has an H in front)
Ionic
Molecular
Does the metal
Use prefixes to tell how many of
Have d-orbitals?
Each atom you have and
end the second element in -
ide.
(Exceptions: Ag, Cd, Zn)
Examples:
NO
- nitrogen dioxide
2
If the first element has only one atom-
you do not need a prefix
Yes
No
N
O- dinitrogen
2
monoxide
Name the metal and
Name the metal
use a roman numeral to
Indicate the charge of the
Name the nonmetal part:
metal.
A single nonmetal
ends in -ide,
Name the nonmetal part:
otherwise use the
a single nonmetal
Polyatomic ion name.
ends in -ide,
Examples:
otherwise use the
polyatomic ion name
NaCl- sodium chloride
Examples:
K
O- potassium oxide
2
FeCl
- iron (III) chloride
3
Ca(OH)
- calcium hydroxide
2
PbSO
- lead (II) sulfate
4

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