Nomenclature Part 2: Naming Chemical Compounds

Question 1

What is the one polyatomic cation we need to know?

Answer 1

NH4^+ ammonium

Question 2

What is a cation?

Answer 2

metals losing electrons to get to a Noble gas configuration

Question 3

What are the two types of metals?

Answer 3

metals that always form a cation with the same charge and metals that form 2 or more different cations with different charges

Question 4

What ending is used for metal cations?

Answer 4

the ending ion

Question 5

sodium ion

Answer 5

Na^+

Question 6

Lithium ion

Answer 6

Li^+

Question 7

Potassium ion

Answer 7

K^+

Question 8

Magnesium ion

Answer 8

Mg^2+

Question 9

Calcium ion

Answer 9

Ca^2+

Question 10

Barium ion

Answer 10

Ba^2+

Question 11

Aluminum ion

Answer 11

Al^3+

Question 12

Zinc ion

Answer 12

Zn^2+

Question 13

Silver ion

Answer 13

Ag^+

Question 14

Rubidium ion

Answer 14

Rb^+

Question 15

Radium ion

Answer 15

Ra^2+

Question 16

Cesium ion

Answer 16

Cs^+

Question 17

Strontium ion

Answer 17

Sr^2+

Question 18

What symbol do you use for metals that have mulitple charges?

Answer 18

you add a roman numeral to represent the charge, and do not add ion

Question 19

Iron (II)

Answer 19

Fe^2+

Question 20

Iron (III)

Answer 20

Fe^3+

Question 21

Copper (I)

Answer 21

Cu^+

Question 22

Copper (II)

Answer 22

Cu^2+

Question 23

Yttrium (I)

Answer 23

Y^+

Question 24

Yttrium (III)

Answer 24

Y^3+

Question 25

Tungsten (I)

Answer 25

W^+

Question 26

Tungsten (II)

Answer 26

W^2+

Question 27

Tungsten (III)

Answer 27

W^3+

Question 28

Tungsten (IV)

Answer 28

W^4+

Question 29

Tungsten (V)

Answer 29

W^5+

Question 30

Tungsten (VI)

Answer 30

W^6+

Question 31

Ruthenium (I)

Answer 31

Ru^+

Question 32

Nickel (II)

Answer 32

Ni^2+

Question 33

Titanium (IV)

Answer 33

Ti^4+

Question 34

Rhodium (I)

Answer 34

Rh^+

Question 35

Osmium (III)

Answer 35

Os^3+

Question 36

Molybdenum (V)

Answer 36

Mo^5+

Question 37

Cobalt (VI)

Answer 37

Co^6+

Question 38

What are the older nomanclature names for metal cations?

Answer 38

the highest charge gets an -ic ending and the lowest charge gets an -ous ending

Question 39

Cu^+

Answer 39

cuprous

Question 40

Cu^2+

Answer 40

Cupric

Question 41

Fe^2+

Answer 41

ferrous

Question 42

Fe^3+

Answer 42

ferric