Naming Compounds (Formula To Name)

Then: Can't Be Acid

Metal (First element)

Metal stays the same

Nonmental (second element)

Change to element's name

First element metal

For second element, write the charge for the metal, as a roman numeral, (remember to cancel out the charges if they are the same, or simplify, but make sure the charge still matches the one that needs to be on the metal)

Nonmental (second element)

Change to element's name

Oxyacids (Has to have 2 elements in it in it)

Take the polyatomic name and add a suffix at the end of it by replacing the last few letters (take the stem and replace the rest with the proper suffix based on how many oxygens it is losing / gaining)

2 oxygen lost - Suffix is "ous", prefix is "hypo"

1 Oxygen lost - Suffix is "ous"

1 Oxygen gain - "Per" prefix, ends with "ic"

Add "Hydro" to the start of acid, and replace the last few letters with "ric" or take the stem and put "ric" at the end of the name, and add acid at the end of the name

Acid Bases: Multivalent Metal + Hydroxide

First element stays the same, except the charge, in which you need to swap the charges, and the write the proper change as a roman numeral infront of the first element

First Element

Name stays the same

Second Element (Polyatomic)

Look for polyatomic compound on the polyatomic chart

If: the subscript does not match the original polyatomic element because there are too many oxygens/ too less oxygens

Add the necessary prefix, and suffix that is needed into the polyatomic compound's name e.g.

-2 oxygens hyponitrite

-1 oxygen nitrite

root nitrate

+1 oxygen pernitrate

If: the subscript does match the original polyatomic element

Keep it the same as no oxygens are getting lost/gained

If second element ends with a 9:

Start second element with prefix "non" and suffix "ide"

If second element ends with a 8:

Start second element with prefix "Octa" and suffix "ide"

If second element ends with a 7:

Start second element with prefix "Hept" and suffix "ide"

If second element ends with a 6:

Start second element with prefix "Se" and suffix "ide"

If second element ends with a 5:

Start second element with prefix "Penta" and suffix "ide"

If second element ends with a 4:

Start second element with prefix "Tetra" and suffix "ide"

If second element ends with a 3:

Start second element with prefix "Tri" and suffix "ide"

If second element ends with a 2:

Start second element with prefix "Di" and suffix "ide"

If second element ends with a 1:

Start second element with prefix "Mono" and suffix "ide"

First element stays the same

Monoatomic, its the element straight, they have full valence shells

Diatomic elements always have a subscript of 2 eg. O2 = Oxygen