Fundamental-Naming Inorganic Compounds
Fundamental-Naming Inorganic Compounds
Fundamental-Naming Inorganic Compounds
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Theodore L. Brown
H. Eugene LEMay, Jr.
Bruce E. Bursten
Catherine J. Murphy
Patrick M. Woodward
Advice for Learning and
Studying Chemistry
1. Cations
a. Cations formed from metal atoms have the same name
as the metal
Names and Formulas of Ionic
Compounds
b. If a metal can form cations with different charges, the
positive charge is indicated by a Roman numeral in
parentheses following the name of the metal
8B
3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 1B 2B
Names and Formulas of Ionic
Compounds
The prefix per- indicates one more O atom than the oxyanion ending in -
ate; hypo- indicates one O atom fewer than the oxyanion ending in -ite:
Names and Formulas of Ionic
Compounds
Procedure for naming anions:
Names and Formulas of Ionic
Compounds
SOLUTION
(a)The sulfate ion is SO 4 2- . The analogous selenate ion is
therefore SeO42-.
(b)The ending -ite indicates an oxyanion with the same charge
but one O atom fewer than the corresponding oxyanion that
ends in -ate. Thus, the formula for the selenite ion is SeO32 - .
Names and Formulas of Ionic
Compounds
c. Anions derived by adding H+ to an oxyanion are named by adding as a
prefix the word hydrogen or dihydrogen, as appropriate:
Solution:
(a)The cation is K+, the potassium ion, and the anion is SO42-, the sulfate
ion, making the name potassium sulfate.
(b) The cation is Ba2+, the barium ion, and the anion is OH-, the hydroxide
ion: barium hydroxide.
Solution
(a) The potassium ion is K + , and the sulfide ion is S 2- .
Because ionic compounds are electrically neutral, two K+
ions are required to balance the charge of one S 2- ion,
giving K2S for the empirical formula.
PRACTICE EXERCISE
Give the chemical formulas for (a) magnesium sulfate,
(b) silver sulfide, (c) lead(II) nitrate.
1. Addition of one O atom to the “-ic” acid: The acid is called “per . . . -
ic” acid. Thus, adding an O atom to HClO3 changes chloric acid to
perchloric acid, HClO4.
2. Removal of one O atom from the “-ic” acid: The acid is called “-ous”
acid. Thus, nitric acid, HNO3, becomes nitrous acid, HNO2.
3. Removal of two O atoms from the “-ic” acid: The acid is called
“hypo . . . -ous” acid. Thus, when HBrO3 is converted to HBrO, the
acid is called hypobromous acid.
Acids and Bases
The rules for naming oxoanions, anions of oxoacids, are as follows:
1. When all the H ions are removed from the “-ic” acid, the anion’s name
ends with “-ate.” For example, the anion CO32- derived from H2CO3 is called
carbonate.
2. When all the H ions are removed from the “-ous” acid, the anion’s name
ends with “-ite.” Thus, the anion ClO2- derived from HClO2 is called chlorite.
3. The names of anions in which one or more but not all the hydrogen ions
have been removed must indicate the number of H ions present. For
example, consider the anions derived from phosphoric acid:
Acids and Bases
Names of Oxoacids and Oxoanions That Contain Chlorine
Example:
Name the following oxoacid and oxoanion: (a) H3PO3 and (b) IO4- .
Solution
(a) We start with our reference acid, phosphoric acid (H3PO4). Because
H3PO3 has one fewer O atom, it is called phosphorous acid.
(b) The parent acid is HIO4. Because the acid has one more O atom
than our reference iodic acid (HIO3), it is called periodic acid.
Therefore, the anion derived from HIO4 is called periodate.
Acids and Bases
2. Naming Bases
A base can be described as a substance that yields
hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water
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D.29
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