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Chemistry CHE 100 Notes
H. Chemical Nomenclature of the Inorganic Compounds

1. Systematic Chemical Names - IUPAC
   1. Metals on Left, and Nonmetals on Right

   2. Compounds
      1. Binary are Compounds with Two Elements

      2. Ternary are Compounds with Three or More Elements

   3. Greek Prefixes
      1. Mono
      2. Di
      3. Tri
      4. Tetra
      5. Penta
      6. Hexa
      7. Hepta
      8. Octa
      9. Nona
      10. Deca

   4. Roman Numerals
      1. I, II, III, IIII or IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, VIIII or IX, X

2. Binary Compounds - General
   1. Ending in IDE, for all Binary Compounds the second element ends in IDE

   2. Examples:
      1. Calcium Chloride

      2. Potassium Bromide

      3. Aluminum Oxide

   3. Exceptions:
      1. OH^-1
      2. CN^-1
      3. NH₄⁺¹

3. Binary Compounds - With Metals of Fixed Oxidation State
   1. Examples: by formula - from Columns IA, IIA, IIIA and some fixed oxidation state transition elements
      1. KBr
      2. Na₂S
      3. CaO
      4. MgCl₂
      5. AgCl
      6. ZnCl₂

   2. Examples: by name
      1. Sodium Chloride
      2. Calcium Chloride
      3. Aluminum Chloride
      4. Potassium Oxide
      5. Magnesium Oxide
      6. Zinc Oxide

4. Binary Compounds - With Metals of Variable Oxidation State, Use of Roman Numerals
   1. Examples: by formula
      1. FeO
      2. Fe₂O₃
      3. CuCl
      4. CuCl₂
      5. PbO₂

   2. Examples: by name
      1. Copper (I) Fluoride
      2. Cuprous Fluoride
      3. Copper (II) Fluoride
      4. Cupric Fluoride
      5. Iron (II) Chloride
      6. Ferrous Chloride
      7. Iron (III) Chloride
      8. Ferric Chloride

5. Binary Compounds - With Two Nonmetals, Use of Greek Prefixes
   1. Examples: by formula
      1. CO
      2. CO₂
      3. SO
      4. SO₂
      5. SO₃

   2. Examples: by name
      1. Nitrogen Monoxide
      2. Nitrogen Dioxide
      3. Nitrogen Trioxide
      4. Dinitrogen Monoxide
      5. Dinitrogen Tetraoxide

6. Ternary Compounds
   1. Same Rules as for Binary Compounds, Except Nonmetals are Poly atomic Radicals

   2. Exceptions:
      1. OH^-1
      2. CN^-1
      3. NH₄⁺¹

7. Ternary Compounds and Polyatomic Radicals
   1. Need to Know the Most Common Polyatomic Radicals
      1. See the Exceptions Above
      2. CO₃^-2
      3. HCO₃^-1
      4. SO₄^-2
      5. HSO₄^-1
      6. SO₃^-2
      7. HSO₃^-1
      8. NO₃^-1
      9. NO₂^-1
      10. PO₄^-3
      11. PO₃^-3
      12. ClO₃^-1
      13. CrO₄^-2
      14. C₂H₃O₂^-1

   2. Name the Following:
      1. K₂CO₃
      2. NaHCO₃
      3. CaSO₄
      4. FeSO₄

   3. Give the Formula for the Following:
      1. Iron (III) Hydrogen Carbonate
      2. Magnesium Sulfate
      3. Aluminum Bisulfate

8. Special Ternary Compounds
   1. Name the Following:
      1. ClO₄^-1:
      2. ClO₃^-1:
      3. ClO₂^-1:
      4. ClO₁^-1:

9. Binary Acids
   1. Name the Following:
      1. HF
      2. HCl
      3. HBr
      4. HI

10. Ternary Acids
    1. Name the Following:
       1. H₂CO₃
       2. H₂SO₄
       3. H₂SO₃
       4. HNO₃
       5. HNO₂
       6. H₃PO₄
       7. H₃PO₃
       8. HC₂H₃O₂

11. Bases
    1. Name the Following:
       1. NaOH
       2. Ca(OH)₂
       3. Al(OH)₃
       4. Fe(OH)₂
       5. Fe(OH)₃

12. Salts - a result of Neutralization
    1. Name the Following:
       1. KCl
       2. NaNO₂
       3. NaHCO₃
       4. Ca(OH)Cl
       5. KNaCO₃

13. Common Names
    1. Example: Water

    2. Ammonia Gas

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