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Bonding & Molecular Structure


Day 5 - C.3.4 – Write chemical formulas for ionic compounds and covalent compounds
given their names and vice versa. ( Nomenclature Practices – AKA – Chemistry
Grammar)
Directions for BLOOMS – Lower Order – UNDERSTANDING:
Students will locate & label all missing information in the guided notes using PowerPoint
discussions.

Day 5
Polyatomic Nomenclature
Ions & Compounds

Polyatomic Ions: (natural occurrences in parenthesis)

NH4+ ammonium
CO32- carbonate (limestone) HCO3- bicarbonate (hydrogen carbonate)
SO42- sulfate (gypsum board) SO32- sulfite
NO3- nitrate (salt peter) NO2- nitrite
PO43- phosphate (bones)
OH- hydroxide
MnO4- permanganate
C2H3O2- acetate
C2O42- oxalate
CN- cyanate SCN- thiocyanate
CrO42- chromate Cr2O72- dichromate

For the following polyatomic ion, Cl - chlor can be replace with I -iod or Br-brom.

ClO- hypochlorite BrO- hypobromite IO- hypoiodite


ClO2- chlorite BrO2- bromite IO2- iodite
ClO3- chlorate BrO3- bromate IO3- iodate
ClO4- perchlorate BrO4- perbromate IO4- periodate

Ions do not need prefixes when they cancel. If a polyatomic ion multiple is needed that ion will need
a parenthesis & a subscript.

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Examples:
Subunit Charge Subunit Charge
Mg(NO3)2 Magnesium Nitrate
CaCO3 Calcium Carbonate
Li3N Lithium Nitride
ZnSO4 Zinc Sulfate
(NH4)3PO4 Ammonium Phosphate

Polyatomic Ionic Nomenclature


To Be Named OR
ANSWER
Formulated
Silver sulfite
Iron (III) hydroxide
Zinc phosphate
Barium iodite
(NH4)2S
Ag2CrO4

Cr2(SO4)3

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