Chemistry Notes
Chapter 7.
CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND FORMULAS
Addresses part of Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, content standard 4
Naming simple ionic compounds
"Name the positive ion, then name the negative ion"
Naming simple covalent compounds
FIRST WORD
Numeric prefix
if more than 1
+
FIRST
ELEMENT
SECOND WORD
Numeric
prefix
+
SECOND
ELEMENT
+ "-ide"
Compounds with polyatomic ions
Polyatomic ions
Special rules for acids
If negative ion ends in:
then acid name is:
-ide
"Hydro" + (root) + "-ic"
-ite
(Root) + "-ous"
-ate
(Root) + "-ic"
Writing formulas from names
Nomenclature
Oxidation numbers
Molecular weight (Molar mass)
Percentage composition from formula
Empirical formula from percentage composition
Chapter Index
Honors Chem Syllabus
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