1. Naming Chemicals

2. Naming Compounds
When 2 different elements combine the name usually ends in –ide.
The first element (usually a metal) keeps its element name.
When 2 identical elements combine the name doesn’t change at all.
When 3 or more different elements combine, and 1 of them is oxygen, then the ending will be –ate.

3. Examples NaCl – Sodium Chloride MgO – magnesium Oxide H2 – Hydrogen
O2 – Oxygen
CuSO4 – Copper Sulfate
CaCO3 – Calcium Carbonate
KNO3 – Potassium Nitrate
NaHCO3 – Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate

4. Compound Ions -OH – Hydroxide -CN – Cyanide NH4 – Ammonium
-HCO3 – Hydrogen Carbonate
-CO3 – Carbonate
-SO4 – Sulfate
NO3 - Nitrate

5. Name The Following Br2 FeO LiCl KBr Zn(NO3)2 MgS Al2(CO3) 3 NH4OH AgF
PbSO4
CuCl2
MgO
MnO
FeCl3
NaHCO3