For the following questions, name the ionic compound using a periodic table and the polyatomic ion chart. Be sure to use correct spelling. Capitalize the first letter of each word. Be sure to check if it's binary, ternary, and if it has a transition metal before you go to name it.

NaF

Mg (NO3) 2

Ca3 (PO4) 2

Na2O

PbI2 (third letter is capital i)

Cu (SO4)

K (ClO3)

Li (C2H3O2)

ZnO

NH4I

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Chemistry

Alfred Lamb

14 June, 18:58

For the following questions, name the ionic compound using a periodic table and the polyatomic ion chart. Be sure to use correct spelling. Capitalize the first letter of each word. Be sure to check if it's binary, ternary, and if it has a transition metal before you go to name it.

NaF

Mg (NO3) 2

Ca3 (PO4) 2

Na2O

PbI2 (third letter is capital i)

Cu (SO4)

K (ClO3)

Li (C2H3O2)

ZnO

NH4I

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Anabel Burton · Answer 1

NaF = Sodium Flouride

Mg (NO3) 2 = Magnesium Nitrate

Ca3 (PO4) 2 = Calcium Phosphate

Na2O = Sodium Oxide

PbI2 = Lead Iodide

Cu (SO4) = Copper Sulphate

K (ClO3) = Potassium Chlorate

Li (C2H3O2) = Lithium Acetate

ZnO = Zinc Oxide

NH4I = Ammonium Iodide

The key to knowing all of these is to identify the groups that make specific compounds, e. g. NH4 is ammonia, SO4 is a sulphate and C2H3O2 is an acetate. To know when to use the suffix - ide or - ate is based on the presence of oxygen; if there is oxygen in the compound its name will end with - ate and if not, it will end with - ide (discluding oxides).