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IUPAC Nomenclature
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I. Ionic compounds (contain metal or ammonium ion) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monatomic Ions
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Most transition metals can obtain several different positive charges. The charge in each particular case should be specified using Roman numerals enclosed by parentheses, e.g. iron (III) ion = Fe3+. A few transition metals, however, can only obtain one positive charge, e.g. silver ion = Ag+ and zinc ion = Zn2+ (remember these!), so the charge will not be specified in Roman numerals. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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II. Binary Molecular (Covalent) Compounds: nonmetal + nonmetal |
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mono = 1 di = 2 tri = 3 tetra = 4 penta = 5 hexa = 6
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* "mono" is omitted for the first element |
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