Inorganic Chemistry

Om Pandey [ IIT-Delhi ]
Chapter : Basic Inorganic Nomenclature
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Basic Inorganic Nomenclature

Oxidation State :

1) Group-1 :
Li Be
Group-2 :
Na Mg
Al, Zn :
K Ca
F:
Rb Sr
2) H : Ba
Cs
3) O : Fr Ra
4) Cl , Br , I :

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Na H

Ca H2

ZnO

H2SO4

HClO4

HNO3
 Naming of cations :
Li Be
Metals having only one OS :
Na Mg

K Ca
Al :
Rb Sr
Zn :
Cs Ba

Fr Ra

Metals having more than one OS :

Hg :
Fe : Cu :
Hg :
Fe : Cu :

Sn :

Sn :

Cations having (+) charge on non- metal : Suffix : —nium ion

NO 2 NH2 NH2

NO ☒og

NH2 NH2

NH3 ☒qe

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N
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H2O
 Anions : Suffix : -ide ion

H B C N O F

> Cu : P S Cl
Au :
As
Se Br
> 2-
O
2- Sb Te
O2 I
O2-

> N 3-

Hydracids Acids
Oxyacids

H & Non-metal H , O & Non-metal

HF H ClO4

H Cl HNO3

H2SO4
H Br

HI

H CN

H2 S
 Oxyacids

Group-13 Group-14 Group-15 Group-16 Group-17 Group-18

H3BO3 H2CO 3 HNO3 H2SO4 H ClO4 H4 XeO

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H4SiO4 HNO2 H2SO3 H ClO3 H4 XeO4

H2N2O 2 H ClO2

H ClO
 Anions :
H3BO3
ic acid : ate ion
ous acid : ite ion H2CO 3

HNO3 H4SiO4

HNO2
H2SO4

-
HCO 3
H2SO3

H ClO4 H4 XeO6

H ClO3
H4 XeO4

H ClO2

H ClO

H3PO4

H3PO3

H3PO2
 2-
CrO4

2-
Cr 2O7

-
MnO4

2-
MnO4

CH 3 COO -

COO -

COO -

2-
ZnO2

2-
PbO3

2-
PbO2

2-
SnO3

2-
SnO2

2-
SO4

HSO4-
 -H2O
Ortho Acid > Meta Acid

H3BO3

H3PO4

⌛
H4SiO4

H2SO4

-H2O
2 . Acid > Pyro ….. Acid
⌛
H2SO4

H3PO4

-H2O
Acid > Oxide

H3BO3
HNO3
H2CO 3
HNO2
H ClO4
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>
Oxy Acid > Thio Acid

H2SO4 ⌛
H2SO3

H3PO4

+O
Oxy Acid > Peroxy/per……Acid

H2SO4

HNO3

Method of writing formula of an Ionic Compound :

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