Writing Chemical Formulas and Naming Compounds

Writing Chemical Formulas

Write the metal or + ion FIRST
Write the nonmetal or - ion SECOND

Criss Cross Method
Crisscross the oxidation numbers and reduce if needed                                                          
Add to Zero Method
Choose the least common multiple of the oxidation numbers and multiply and make the oxidation numbers add to zero
Ca+2 P-3


Ca3P2
K+1 Se-2  
   

K2Se              
     +6   -6  = 0
 Ca+2  P-3
       3       2
 Ca3P2
  +2    -2  = 0
K+1 Se-2
      2         1         
K2Se

Naming Compounds
Use a Roman Numeral when the + ion's oxidation #'s is not the one off the Periodic Table
1.  Binary Compounds:
change the ending to "ide"
Nonmetal-Nonmetals use prefixes to represent the # of atoms
               CaI 2               
Calcium Iodine  becomes  Calcium Iodide                    
               AlP
Aluminum Phosphorus  becomes Aluminum Phosphide
               CO
Carbon Oxygen  becomes Carbon Monoxide  
               P 2O5
Phosphorus Oxygen  becomes Diphosphorus Pentoxide
               CuCl 2
Copper Chlorine  becomes  Copper II Chloride
[Copper is normally +1, but here it is +2, needs a roman numeral]
2.  Binary Acids:
                           Hydro_____________ic acid
                                      Nonmetal Stem
            HF
Hydrofluoric acid                         
            H2 S
Hydrosulfuric acid
            HBr
Hydrobromic acid
3.  Bases:
       _________ Hydroxide
Metal              
            LiOH
Lithium Hydroxide                                        
            Pt(OH) 2
Platinum Hydroxide
            Pb(OH) 2
Lead II Hydroxide
4.  Ternary Acids:

      6 Main Acids

H 3BO3  Boric acid
4 Different Forms
H 2CO3  Carbonic acid
                                      Per _______ic acid        +1 oxygen atom
HNO 3  Nitric acid
                                             _______ic acid        Main acid
H 3PO4 Phosphoric acid
                                             _______ous acid     -1 oxygen atom
H 2SO4 Sulfuric acid
                                    Hypo_______ous acid    -2 oxygen atoms
HClO 3  Chloric Acid

             H 3PO3
Phosphorus acid                                            
             HClO 4
Perchloric acid
             H 2SeO4
Selenic acid
             H 3AsO2
Hypoarsenous acid
5.  Ternary Salts:
                                   Acid Ends         Salt Ends
                                       "ic"                  "ate"
                                     "ous"                 "ite"

             K 3BO3
Potassium Borate                                                  
             Fe 2(SO3)3
Iron Sulfite
             Bi 2(SiO)5
Bismuth Hyposilicite
             SnSO 4
Tin II Sulfate
Compounds you need to know:
Ammonia
NH3
Hydrogen Peroxide
H2O2
Acetic acid
HC2H3O2
Acetate ion
C2H3O2-


Practice
Write the Formula:
Write the Name:
Beryllium Fluoride
__________  
Ca(OH)2
_______________  
Chromium VI Nitrate
__________
HCl
_______________
Cesium Hydroxide
__________
SO3
_______________
Dinitrogen Trioxide
__________
Hg3As2
_______________
Nitrous acid
__________
FeCO3
_______________
Hydrofluoric acid
__________
H3BO
_______________
Tin Acetate
__________
NH3
_______________
Copper II Nitride
__________
H2Te
_______________
Perchloric acid
__________
HC2H3O2
_______________
Antimony Hydroxide
__________
PCl3
_______________
Hydroastatic acid
__________
NiBr2
_______________
Sodium Selenite
__________
W3(BO3)2
_______________
Silver Iodide
__________
CaSO4
_______________
Cadmium Chlorate
__________
Mn(OH)5
_______________
Tellurous acid
__________
K2S
_______________

Answers:
Write the Formula  
Write the Name:
Beryllium Fluoride      
BeF2      
Ca(OH)2
Calcium Hydroxide  
Chromium VI Nitrate      
Cr(NO3) 6          
HCl
Hydrochloric acid
Cesium Hydroxide
CsOH
SO3
Sulfur Trioxide
Dinitrogen Trioxide
N2O 3
Hg3As2
Mercury Arsenide
Nitrous acid
HNO2
FeCO3
Iron II Carbonate
Hydrofluoric acid
HF
H3BO
Hypoborous acid
Tin Acetate
Sn(C2H 3 O2)4
NH3
Ammonia
Copper II Nitride
Cu3N 2
H2Te
Hydrotelluric acid
Perchloric acid
HClO4
HC2H3O2
Acetic acid
Antimony Hydroxide
Sb(OH)5
PCl3
Phosphorus Trichloride
Hydroastatic acid
HAt
NiBr2
Nickel Bromide
Sodium Selenite
Na2SeO 3
W3(BO3)2
Tungsten Borate
Silver Iodide
AgI
CaSO4
Calcium Sulfate
Cadmium Chlorate
Cd(ClO3) 2
Mn(OH)5
Manganese V Hydroxide
Tellurous acid
H2TeO 3
K2S
Potassium Sulfide


Organic Chemistry
IUPAC Rules for Naming Hydrocarbons:
1.   Determine the longest unbroken chain and name it last.
2.   Number the carbons in the longest chain [Left to Right or Right to Left] so the substitution groups get the lowest number.
3.   Use prefixes for more than 1 substitution group
4.   Name Substitution Group with:   Halogens - 1st and Alkyl Groups - 2nd. [Use alphabetical order for more than 1 type of substituion group]
5.   Number the carbons so the double or triple bond gets the lowest number.
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