1. Naming Salts

2. We learned last time that acids form salts when they react
We learned last time that acids form salts when they react. But how do we name these salts? There are two parts to the name of a salt – one from the acid and one from the base/metal.

3. The first part of the salt name
The first part comes from the base/metal:
e.g.
magnesium carbonate  magnesium _____________
calcium hydroxide  calcium ________________
sodium oxide  sodium ______________
aluminium  aluminium _____________
ammonium carbonate  __________________

4. The second part of the salt name
The second part comes from the acid:
e.g.
hydrochloric acid  _____________ chloride
nitric acid  ________________ nitrate
sulphuric acid  ______________ sulphate
phosphoric acid  _____________ phosphate
ethanoic acid  _____________ ethanoate
carbonic acid  _____________ carbonate
etc.

5. Putting that together + + + + sodium hydroxide nitric acid sodium 
water
nitrate
this is the salt
magnesium oxide +
sulphuric
acid
magnesium  +
water
sulphate

6. Putting that together + + + + + hydrochloric acid iron iron  hydrogen
chloride
ammoniumcarbonate
ammonium carbonate
phosphoric
acid
ammonium +  +
water
phosphate +
carbon
dioxide

7. Now try the naming salts worksheet.