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Chemistry
Writing Formulas for Binary Ionic Compounds
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What to do when writing names | the positive charge, the cation, must balance the negative charge of the anion |
| What do you do when naming binary compounds without transition metals? | ONLY name metal and nonmetal |
| Ternary Ionic Compounds | a compound that contains atoms of three different elements |
| Molecules | smallest electrically neutral unit of a substance that still has the properties of the substance, made of 2 or more nonmetals that act as a unit |
| Diatomics | 2 atoms |
| Triatomics | 3 atoms |
| What do you NEVER use to name the first element? | MONO |
| Mono | 1 |
| Di | 2 |
| Tri | 3 |
| Tetra | 4 |
| Penta | 5 |
| Hexa | 6 |
| Hepta | 7 |
| Octa | 8 |
| Nona | 9 |
| Deca | 10 |