Naming

Question 1

Regular Metal and nonmetal: How do you name?

Answer 1

1. Keep metal
2. Add -ide to nonmetal
3. If polyatomic ion don’t change ending

Question 2

Transition metal and nonmetal: how do you name for IUPAC?

Answer 2

1. Name metal
2. Have the ox# of metal in roman numerals in brackets
3. Name nonmetal with ending of -ide
4. If polyatomic ion don’t change ending

Question 3

Transition metal and nonmetal: how do you name for classical?

Answer 3

1. Name metal in latin name for the correct ox #
2. Name nonmetal with ending of -ide
3. If polyatomic ion then don’t change the ending

Question 4

Nonmetal and nonmetal: How do you name?

Answer 4

1. For fist non metal put the correct prefix if it has two or more atoms
2. For second nonmetal put the correct prefix and end in -ide