Binary Ionic CompoundsCompound Naming

Science 10Chemical Reactions

Binary Ionic Compounds -Naming The name of the first element, the

metal, is named in full. The second element, the nonmetal, is named using the stem plus an -ide ending. Stem = name of element minus -ine,

-ygen, -ur, -ium, -ogen, -on, -ic, or -orus ending.

Binary Ionic Compounds -Naming (cont’d) Remember

The positively charged ion is named first.

Names are written with only lowercase letters.

Examples AgCl - silver chloride MgBr2 - magnesium bromide K2O - potassium oxide