Rules Of Nomenclature And Nomenclature Flow Chart Page 2

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Nomenclature Flow Chart
Binary Ionic (Category I)
Metal + Nonmetal
Only 2
How many
elements
are in the
More
compound?
than 2
YES
Ternary Ionic (Category II)
Metal + Polyatomic Ion
Is the first element
a metal?
Binary Molecular/Covalent
(Category III)
NO
Is hydrogen the
Nonmetal + Nonmetal
first element, and is
NO
the compound in
aqueous solution?
Binary Acid (Category IV)
YES
Hydrogen + Nonmetal
Only 2
How many
elements
are in the
More
Ternary Acid (Category V)
compound?
than 2
Hydrogen + Polyatomic Ion
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