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Problems with naming complex inorganic compounds
« on: October 14, 2005, 09:18:53 AM »
i am not the best student you would get at chemistry, and having problems with the naming the lecturer seems to confuse me the more, any idea where i can read up on it? or anyone out there that can feed me with valuable tips? cheers in advance.
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Re:Problems with naming complex inorganic compounds
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2005, 04:02:16 PM »
i think naming of any compounds would be somewhat similar to that of organic compounds. It all begin with identifying the central backbone of the structure, eg. the central atom in Zn(OH)42-
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