Writing and Naming Ionic Formulas, Ionic Compound Naming and Formulas, Naming Ionic Compounds
Ionic bond (Compound)
A chemical bond in which a metal atom loses an electron to form a positive cation and a nonmetal atom gains an electron to form a negative ion
Aluminum bromide
AlBr₃
Formula for Aluminum fluoride
AlF₃
Aluminum nitride
AlN
FeCrO₄
Iron (II) Chromate
Fe(ClO₂)₃
Iron (III) Chlorite
Formula for potassium hydroxide
KOH
Formula for nitrogen dioxide
NO₂
NaOH
Sodium Hydroxide
NaClO₄
Sodium Perchlorate
NaMnO₄
Sodium Permanganate
Na₃PO₄
Sodium Phosphate
Na₃N
Sodium nitride
SnCl₄
Tin (IV) Chloride
SnO₂
Tin (IV) Oxide
ZnBr₂
Zinc (II) Bromide
ZnS
Zinc (II) Sulfide
AlI₃
aluminum iodide
Al₂O₃
aluminum oxide
AlP
aluminum phosphide
NH₄OH
ammonium hydroxide
BeO
beryllium oxide
CaCl₂
calcium chloride
CrP₂
chromium (VI) phosphide
CoCl₂
cobalt (II) chloride
FeCl₂
iron (II) chloride
FeO
iron (II) oxide
Al₂(CO₃)₃
Aluminum Carbonate
Al₂(SO₄)₃
Aluminum sulfate
Formula for potassium oxide
K₂O
Potassium sulfide
K₂S
Write the chemical formula for potassium nitride
K₃N
PbCO₃
Lead (II) Carbonate
PbCl₂
Lead (II) Chloride
PbO
Lead (II) Oxide
PbS
Lead (II) Sulfide
Sodium fluoride
NaF
Write the chemical formula for phosphorous trichloride
PCl₃
Ba(C₂H₃O₂)₂
Barium acetate
Cu(OH)₂
Copper (II) Hydroxide
Li₂CO₃
Lithium Carbonate
Mg(NO₃)₂
Magnesium nitrate
Al(ClO₃)₃
Aluminum Chlorate
Aluminum sulfide
Al₂S₃
Write the chemical formula for aluminum sulfide
Al₂S₃
NH₄C₂H₃O₂
Ammonium Acetate
NH₄F
Ammonium Fluoride
(NH₄)₂SO₄
Ammonium Sulfate
Ion
Atom with a charge
Barium oxide
BaO
BaS
Barium Sulfide
BaF₂
Barium fluoride
Calcium bromide
CaBr₂
Calcium chloride
CaCl₂
Write the chemical formula for Calcium sulfide
CaS
Ca₃P₂
Calcium Phosphide
CaSO₃
Calcium Sulfite
Ca(NO₃)₂
Calcium nitrate
Write the chemical formula for calcium nitride
Ca₃N₂
CsCl
Cesium chloride
Cu₂SO₄
Copper (I) Sulfate
CuCl₂
Copper (II) Chloride
copper (II) nitride
Cu3N2
lithium bromide
LiBr
Formula for lithium fluoride
LiF
Lithium nitrate
LiNO₃
LiCN
Lithium Cyanide
LiOH
Lithium Hydroxide
LiClO
Lithium Hypochlorite
LiNO₂
Lithium Nitrite
Li₃P
Lithium Phosphide
Write the chemical formula for lithium sulfide
Li₂S
MgF₂
Magnesium Fluoride
MgO
Magnesium Oxide
MgSO₄
Magnesium Sulfate
Mn(NO₃)₂
Manganese (II) Nitrate
MnBr₄
Manganese (IV) bromide
magnesium chloride
MgCl2
Formula for magnesium fluoride
MgF₂
Magnesium sulfide
MgS
Write the chemical formula for manganese(IV) sulfide
MnS₂
Sodium iodide
NaI
Anion
Negatively charged ion results from gain of electrons nonmetals only
Ni(NO₃)₂
Nickel (II) Nitrate
Formula for phosphorus pentafluoride
PF₅
Cation
Positively positively charged ion. results from loss of electrons. Metals only
KC₂H₃O₂
Potassium Acetate
KMnO₄
Potassium Permanganate
K₃PO₄
Potassium Phosphate
AgBr
Silver (I) Bromide
FeCl₃
iron (III) chloride
Fe₂O₃
iron(III) oxide
PbF₂
lead (II) fluoride
PbS
lead (II) sulfide
Pb₃N₄
lead (IV) nitride
PbS₂
lead (IV) sulfide
Li₃P
lithium phosphide
MgSO₄
magnesium sulfate
MgS
magnesium sulifde
MnO
manganese (II) oxide
Na₃N
sodium nitride
SnSe
tin (II) selenide
Zn₃P₂
zinc phosphide
