Practice Naming/Formula writing Chemical compounds
HBr
acid HYDRObromIC acid *note: acids are not ionic
HCl
acid HYDROchlorIC acid
HBrO₃
acid bromic acid
HBr
acid hydrobromic acid
HCl
acid hydrochloric acid
HNO₃
acid nitric acid
HNO₂
acid nitrous acid
HClO
acids HYPOchlorOUS acid
HClO₄
acids PERchlorIC acid
HClO₂
acids chlorOUS acid
HClO₃
acids chloric acid
HClO₄
acids perchloric acid
H₂SO₄
acids sulfurIC acid (-ate anion goes with -ic) *note: -ite anion goes with -ous, acids are not ionic *mnemonic: "ate-ic ite-ous disease", "I ATE so many acids, I got sICk"
H₂SO₃
acids sulfurOUS acid *note: -ite anion goes with -ous, acids are not ionic *mnemonic: "ate-ic ite-ous disease", "I ATE so many acids, I got sICk"
Cl⁻
anion chloride
H⁻
anion hydride ion
N³⁻
anion nitride ion
O²⁻
anion oxide ion
S²⁻
anion sulfide
Al³⁺
cation aluminum ion
Fe²⁺
cation iron(II) ion ferrOUS ion
Fe³⁺
cation iron(III) ion ferrIC
Na⁺
cation sodium ion
O₂²⁻
diatomic anion peroxide ion
H₂S
hydrosulfuric acid
FePO₄
ionic Iron(III) phosphATE
Al(NO₃)₃
ionic aluminum nitrate
Al₂(SO₄)₃
ionic aluminum sulfATE
NH₄HCO₃
ionic ammonium hydrogen carbonate (aka ammonium bicarbonate)
BaCl₂
ionic barium chlorIDE
BaSO₄
ionic barium sulfATE
CaCl₂
ionic calcium chloride
CaF₂
ionic calcium fluorIDE
CaO
ionic calcium oxIDE
CaS
ionic calcium sulfide
Cr₂O₃
ionic chromium(III) oxide
CuCl
ionic copper(I) chloride
Cu(NO₃)₂
ionic copper(II) nitrate
Cu(ClO₄)₂
ionic copper(II) perchlorate (cupric perchlorate)
Fe(NO₂)₂
ionic iron(II) nitrite
FeCl₃
ionic iron(III) chlorIDE
Li₃P
ionic lithium phosphIDE
Mn₂O₃
ionic manganese(III) oxide
K₂O
ionic potassium oxIDE
K₂SO₄
ionic potassium sulfate
AgBr
ionic silver bromIDE
AgNO₃
ionic silver nitrate
Na₂O
ionic sodium
NaBr
ionic sodium bromIDE
NaCl
ionic sodium chlorIDE
NaHSO₃
ionic sodium hydrogen sulfite sodium bisulfite
Na₂SO₄
ionic sodium sulfate
C₂H₆
molecular DIcarbon HEXAhydrIDE
Cl₂O₇
molecular DIchlorine HEPToxIDE
H₂O
molecular DIhydrogen MONoxIDE
AsCl₃
molecular arsenic trichloride
CO₂
molecular carbon DIoxIDE
CO
molecular carbon MONoxIDE
CCl₄
molecular carbon tetrachloride
Cl₂O₇
molecular dichlorine heptoxide
Cl₂O
molecular dichlorine monoxide
N₂F₂
molecular dinitrogen difluoride
N₂O
molecular dinitrogen monoxide
N₂O₅
molecular dinitrogen pentoxide
N₂O₄
molecular dinitrogen tetroxide
Si₂Br₆
molecular disilicon HEXAbromIDE
NF₃
molecular nitrogen TRIfluorIDE
NH₃
molecular nitrogen TRIhydrIDE (aka ammonia)
NF₃
molecular nitrogen trifluoride
PCl₅
molecular phosphorus PENTAchlorIDE
PCl₃
molecular phosphorus chlorIDE
SO₃
molecular sulfur TRIoxIDE
As₄O₆
molecular tetraarsenic hexoxide
P₄S₁₀
molecular tetraphosphorus decasulfide
P₄O₁₀
molecular tetraphosphorus decoxide
HClO₃
oxyacid chloric acid
HClO₄
oxyacid perchloric acid
C₂H₃O₂⁻
polyatomic anion acetate ion
CN⁻
polyatomic anion cyanide ion
HCO₃⁻
polyatomic anion hydrogen carbonate (bicarbonate ion)
HSO₄⁻
polyatomic anion hydrogen sulfate ion (bisulfate ion)
OH⁻
polyatomic anion hydroxide ion
NO₃⁻
polyatomic anion nitrate ion
NO₂⁻
polyatomic anion nitrite ion
PO₄³⁻
polyatomic anion phosphate ion
SO₄²⁻
polyatomic anion sulfate ion
NH₄⁺
polyatomic cation ammonium ion
CO₃²⁻
polyatomic oxyanion carbonate ion
HCO₃⁻
polyatomic oxyanion hydrogen carbonate (aka bicarbonate)
NO₃⁻
polyatomic oxyanion nitrate ion
NO₂⁻
polyatomic oxyanion nitrite ion
SO₄²⁻ > SO₃²⁻ > S²⁻
sulfate > sulfite > sulfide
