Honors Chem: Ionic, Molecular, and Acids

Ammonium

NH₄⁺

Bicarbonate

HCO₃⁻

Nitrate

NO₃⁻

Nitrite

NO₂⁻

Hydroxide

OH⁻

Perchlorate

ClO₄⁻

Chlorate

ClO₃⁻

Chlorite

ClO₂⁻

Cyanide

CN⁻

Acetate

C₂H₃O₂⁻ or CH₃COO⁻

Permanganate

MnO₄⁻

Sulfate

SO₄²⁻

Sulfite

SO₃²⁻

Chromate

CrO₄²⁻

Dichromate

Cr₂O₇²⁻

Carbonate

CO₃²⁻

Phosphate

PO₄³⁻

Phosphite

PO₃³⁻

Silver

Ag⁺

Zinc

Zn²⁺

Molecular Compounds:

2 or more non metals

Diatomic

2 Atoms (in pairs)

Ionic Compounds

Metal & Nonmetal (Charges must cancel out)

Ionic Compound Formula

Symbol For metal + Symbol for Non metal, Magnitudes switch ad become subscript (Al⁺³ + O⁻² = Al₂O₃)

Molecular Compound Naming

Prefix + First Element + Prefix + 2nd Element Base Name + ide

Ionic Compound Naming

Name of Metal + Base name of Nonmetal + ide

Molecular Compound Naming Formula (Binary)

Hydro+basename + ic +acid

Molecular Compound Naming Formula (Oxyacids) (ending in -ite)

Basename of oxyanion(polyatomic)+ ic+ acid

Molecular Compound Naming Formula (Oxyacids) (ending in -ate)

Basename of oxyanion(polyatomic)+ ous +acid

Diatomic Elements

Hydrogen (H₂), Nitrogen (N₂), Oxygen (O₂), Flourine (F₂), Clorine (Cl₂), Bromine (Br₂), Iodine (I₂)