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When naming compounds, you need to understand these different rules, as well as how to spot clues that will help you properly name the compounds. Follow this guide for some basic rules on how chemical compounds get their name, and how to apply names to compounds you are unfamiliar with.
Determine the name of a simple molecular compound from its chemical formula. Molecular compounds are inorganic compounds that take the form of discrete molecules. Examples include such familiar substances as water (H2O) (H 2 O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) (CO 2).
To describe the composition of a chemical compound. To name covalent compounds that contain up to three elements. As with ionic compounds, the system for naming covalent compounds enables chemists to write the molecular formula from the name and vice versa.
To name a compound, the cation name and the anion named are added together. For example, [latex]\text{NaF}[/latex] is also known as sodium fluoride. If either the cation or the anion was a polyatomic ion, the polyatomic ion name is used in the name of the overall compound.
Naming organic compounds according to the IU {AC system requires up to four pieces of information. 1. recognize & prioritize the functional group (s) present. 2. identify & number the longest continuous carbon chain to give the highest ranking group the lowest possible number.
Nomenclature, a collection of rules for naming things, is important in science and in many other situations. This module describes an approach that is used to name simple ionic and molecular compounds, such as NaCl, CaCO 3, and N 2 O 4.
Nomenclature, a collection of rules for naming things, is important in science and in many other situations. This chapter describes an approach that is used to name simple ionic and molecular compounds, such as NaCl NaCl, CaCO3 CaCO 3, and N2O4 N 2 O 4.