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3 Molecules & Compounds
Writing Formulas and Naming Compounds
Introduction
Writing formulas and naming compounds can be confusing because there are different types of compounds that
follow different rules. dditionally! some compounds "#$%! N#&! C#'! etc.( simply ha)e common names that
must be memori*ed.
+he two types of compounds we will focus on first are ionic compounds "formed from positi)e and negati)e
ions( and binary nonmetal compounds "molecular compounds(. ,ater we will add acids. So- you must
recogni*e the type of compound before you try to name it. .Note/ 0 ion 1 2cation3 and 4 ion 1 2anion3.5
Ionic Binary Nonmetal
Formula
0 ion before 4 ion
e6/ NaCl "N#'($S%' l$S&
usually the less electronegati)e atom is first
e6/ C% C%$ N$%
Naming
Name of cation 0 name of anion
sodium chloride
ammonium sulfate
aluminum sulfide
7ndicate the number "mono! di! tri! and 8ind of atoms.
9irst element is simply name of element. Second
element name ends with 2ide3
carbon mono6ide
carbon dio6ide
dinitrogen mono6ide
I. Writing Ionic Formulas
Cl

N%&

S
$
C%&
$
N
&
P%'
&
%#

Na
0
N#'
0
Sn
$0
#g$
$0
l
&0
Sn
'0
II. Naming Ionic Compounds
Cation Anion Formula Name
Cu
$0
%#

:a
$0
S%'
$
N#'
0
Cr$%;
$
g
0
C$#&%$

9e
&0
S
$
mono di tri tetra penta he6a hepta octa nona deca
III. Writing Formulas of Binary Nonmetal Compounds
Name Formula Name Formula
nitrogen trifluoride phosphorus trichloride
nitrogen mono6ide phosphorus pentachloride
nitrogen dio6ide sulfur he6afluoride
dinitrogen tetro6ide disulfur decafluoride
dinitrogen mono6ide 6enon tetrafluoride
IV. Naming Binary Nonmetal Compounds
Name Formula Name Formula
CCl' #:r
P'%<= N$9'
Cl9& >e9&
:Cl& P7&
S9' SCl$
V. Practice for Both Types of Compounds
Formula Name Formula Name
#Cl carbon dio6ide
PCl? ammonium carbonate
@$S sulfur dichloride
NiS%' calcium iodide
Cl9& boron trifluoride
%9$ phosphorus triiodide
l"%#(& magnesium perchlorate
NCl& potassium permanganate
"N#'(&P%' aluminum phosphate
S$Cl$ dio6ygen difluoride