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Offline haley3k1

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Help with naming ionic compunds
« on: March 04, 2012, 04:48:21 PM »
Trying to learn how to name ionic compounds on my own but don't quite understand it fully yet. Could you help me and tell me if i'm right?

1. NaNO2
Sodium Nitrite

2. AgNO3
Silver Nitrate

3. CuCl
Copper Chloride

4. PbSO4
Lead Sulfate

5. Zn3(PO4)2
? ? ?

6. NH4C2H3O2
Ammonium Acetate

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Re: Help with naming ionic compunds
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2012, 05:38:55 PM »
All of them are correct. However, you might want to put the charge (oxidation state) of the transition metals for copper and lead.

"Copper chloride" might refer to either CuCl or CuCl2. Therefore, you should name it "Copper(I) chloride". The same follows for lead.

As for question 5, do you know what the polyatomic ion PO43- is called?

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