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INORGANIC NOMENCLATURE 1.

BASIC OXIDES:

2.

ANHYDRIDES

3.

HYDROXIDES

4.

OXOACIDS

5.

SALTS

TYPES OF NOMENCLATURE: SYSTEMATIC NOMENCLATURE

e.g. SO2 = Sulfur dioxide, N2O5 = Dinitrogen pentoxide, CO = Carbon monoxide (when two vowels appear next to each other, the vowel of Greek prefix is dropped; the prefix mono- is never used for naming the first element of a compound)

STOCK NOMENCLATURE
Oxidation number written in a parenthesis, it is prefered

MnO2 PbO

manganese (IV) oxide lead (II) oxide

Cr2O3 HgO

chromium (III) oxide mercury (II) oxide

IUPAC or TRADITIONAL NOMENCLATURE


Oxidation state Lowest Cations and acids hypo- -ous -ous -ic Highest hyper- -ic B
+3

Te+2 Fe+2 Fe
+3

Cl+1 Cl+3 Cl+5 Cl+7

Te+4 Te
+6

1.

BASIC OXIDES:

CASE 1
SYSTEMATIC NOMENCLATURE STOCK NOMENCLATURE IUPAC

CASE 2
SYSTEMATIC NOMENCLATURE STOCK NOMENCLATURE IUPAC

SYSTEMATIC

STOCK

IUPAC

2.

ANHYDRIDES

CASE 1
SYSTEMATIC NOMENCLATURE STOCK NOMENCLATURE IUPAC

CASE 2
SYSTEMATIC NOMENCLATURE STOCK NOMENCLATURE IUPAC

CASE 3
SYSTEMATIC NOMENCLATURE STOCK NOMENCLATURE IUPAC

CASE 4
SYSTEMATIC NOMENCLATURE STOCK NOMENCLATURE IUPAC

SYSTEMATIC

STOCK

IUPAC

3.

HYDROXIDES

IUPAC

IUPAC

4.

OXOACIDS

IUPAC

IUPAC

5.

SALTS

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