HOW TO NAME A COMPOUND

BINARY, Start here

only 2
elements,
hydrogen
and a
non-metal
 Starts with H
ACID
No H or OH
Metal + Metal
Compound Oxygen
NO Oxide
Oxygen
Write Poly
Hydro__ic acid Hydrogen and a
polyatomic ion

Ends with OH Salt

Polyatomic ion Polyatomic ion BASE
ends with ate… Begins with per
change to ic Periodate… Base
Borate becomes Cation + Hydroxide Poly
change to
boric acid Periodic acid
Binary Name of Positive Ion
Polyatomic ion Polyatomic ion Followed by the
ends with ite… Begins with Name of Negative Ion
Change anion to
change to ous. Hypo change
end “IDE”
Borite becomes ite to ous
Sodium Chloride If Cation is a transitional
Borous acid Hypochlorite
metal, use a roman number
becomes
for oxidation
Hypochlorous
acid