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Nomenclature
rules for compound naming
type | rule |
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binary ionic type 1 | metal name + nonmetal stem + ide |
binary ionic type 2 | metal name (charge) + nonmetal stem + ide |
polyatomic ionic | Cation name (metal or NH4) + parent ion -ate |
anion oxygen rule for poly. ionic | +1 = per_ate -1 = ite -2 = hypo_ite |
binary molecular | greek prefix-nonmetal name + greek prefix-nonmetal stem + ide |
binary acid 'H' + Nonmetal | hydro + nonmetal stem + -ic acid |
'H' + Polyatomic Anion | poly. ionic + -ic acid |
oxoacid suffix switch rules | per_ic acid(+1), -ic acid, -ous acid(-1), hypo_ous acid(-2) |
switch nonmonic | whITE mOUSe ATE ICky cheese |
organic compounds | base (meth-dec) + # type of bond (_ne) + # functional ending |
hydrates (*_H2O) | greek prefix + hydrate |