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Drill A: Nomenclature of Elements
Drill B: Formulas and Physical
States of Pure Elements
Drill C: Nomenclature of Monatomic Ions
Drill D: Formulas of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions
Drill E: Writing Names of Compounds with Cations of Fixed
Charges
Drill F: Determining the Charge and Name of the Cation
First, Then Name of Compound
Drill G: Nomenclature of Ionic
Compounds of Monatomic Ions (Both Fixed & Variable Charges)
Extra Drill H: Nomenclature
of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions (Both Fixed & Variable Charges)
Drill I - 1: Nomenclature of the "Basic Eight"
Polyatomic Ions
Drill I - 2: Nomenclature of Compounds of the "Basic
Eight" with Cations of Fixed Charges
Drill I - 3: Nomenclature of Compounds of the "Basic
Eight" with Cations of Variable Charges
Drill I - 4: Nomenclature of Compounds of the
"-ate" and "-ide" ions with
Cations of Fixed and Variable Charges
Drill I - 5: Nomenclature of "- ate" and "- ite" Ions and Compounds
Drill J: Nomenclature of Oxohalo
Ions and Compounds:
Drill K: Nomenclature of "- ate", "- ite", oxohaloanions
& Their Compounds
Drill L: Nomenclature of Acids
Drill L - Part II
(continuation of Nomenclature of Acids)
Drill M: Nomenclature of Acid Anions
Drill N: Nomenclature of Other
Polyatomic Ions and Compounds
Drill O: Nomenclature of
Molecular Binary Compounds
Drill P: Drill in Determining When to Use Prefixes &
Roman Numerals
Drill Q; Drill in Naming
Hydrates
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Drill A: Nomenclature of Elements
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Name |
Symbol |
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Symbol |
Name |
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chlorine |
Cl |
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S |
sulfur |
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calcium |
Ca |
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K |
potassium |
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arsenic |
As |
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Fe |
iron |
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mercury |
Hg |
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Na |
sodium |
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copper |
Cu |
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P |
phosphorus |
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Drill B: Formulas and
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chlorine |
Cl2(g) |
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bromine |
Br2(l) |
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sulfur |
S8 (s) |
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argon |
Ar(g) |
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phosphorus |
P4(s) |
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lead |
Pb(s) |
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nitrogen |
N2(g) |
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krypton |
Kr(g) |
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element #112 |
Uub(s) |
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chromium |
Cr(s) |
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mercury |
Hg(l) |
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gold |
Au(s) |
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strontium |
Sr(s) |
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iodine |
I2(s) |
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hydrogen |
H2(g) |
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Drill C: Nomenclature of Monatomic Ions
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FORMULA |
NAME |
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NAME |
FORMULA |
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Rb+ |
rubidium ion |
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nitride |
N3- |
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Ba2+ |
barium ion |
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iodide |
I- |
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P3- |
phosphide |
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oxide |
O2- |
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Br - |
bromide |
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chromium (III) ion |
Cr3+ |
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N3- |
nitride |
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potassium ion |
K+ |
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S2- |
sulfide |
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aluminum ion |
Al3+ |
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V3+ |
vanadium(III) ion |
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magnesium |
Mg |
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Cu2+ |
copper(II) ion |
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iron(II) ion |
Fe2+ |
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Ca |
calcium |
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copper(I) ion |
Cu+ |
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Drill D: Formulas of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions
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NAME |
FORMULA |
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magnesium fluoride |
MgF2 |
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lithium sulfide |
Li2S |
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calcium selenide |
CaSe |
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nickel(II) fluoride |
NiF2 |
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copper(II) bromide |
CuBr2 |
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chromium(III) sulfide |
Cr2S3 |
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tin(II) phosphide |
Sn3P2 |
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Drill E: Writing Names of Compounds with Cations of Fixed Charges
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KBr |
potassium bromide |
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Li2O |
lithium oxide |
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Mg3As2 |
magnesium arsenide |
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Na3P |
sodium phosphide |
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Drill F: Determining the
Charge and Name of the Cation First, Then Name of Compound
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Formula |
Charge of Cation |
Name of Cation |
Name of Compound |
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MnO2 |
4+ |
manganese(IV) ion |
manganese(IV) oxide |
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PbS |
2+ |
lead(II) ion |
lead(II) sulfide |
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Cr2O3 |
3+ |
chromium(III) ion |
chromium(III) oxide |
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Rb2Se |
1+ |
rubidium ion |
rubidium selenide |
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CuCl2 |
2+ |
copper(II) ion |
copper(II) chloride |
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CuO |
2+ |
copper(II) ion |
copper(II) oxide |
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Cu2O |
1+ |
copper(I) ion |
copper(I) oxide |
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Drill G: Nomenclature of
Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions (Both Fixed & Variable Charges)
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FORMULA |
NAME |
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FORMULA |
NAME |
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Na2O |
sodium oxide |
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RbBr |
rubidium bromide |
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Mg3N2 |
magnesium nitride |
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FeBr2 |
iron(II) bromide |
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Cu2S |
copper(I) sulfide |
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PbS |
lead(II) sulfide |
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MnI2 |
manganese(II) iodide |
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Ba0 |
barium oxide |
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FeP |
iron(III) phosphide |
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K20 |
potassium oxide |
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CuO |
copper(II) oxide |
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SbBr3 |
antimony(III) bromide |
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Sn3N2 |
tin(II) nitride |
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Fe3P2 |
iron(II) phosphide |
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SrO |
strontium oxide |
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Li2Se |
lithium selenide |
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SnO2 |
tin(IV) oxide |
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CuCl2 |
copper(II) chloride |
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Extra Drill H: Nomenclature
of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions (Both Fixed & Variable Charges)
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FORMULA |
NAME |
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RaCl2 |
radium chloride |
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BiCl3 |
bismuth(III) chloride |
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Fe203 |
iron(III) oxide or ferric oxide |
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CdBr2 |
cadmium(II) bromide |
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Mn0 |
manganese(II) oxide |
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Mn02 |
manganese(IV) oxide |
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Drill I - 1:
Nomenclature of the "Basic Eight" Polyatomic Ions;
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sulfate |
SO42- |
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OH- |
hydroxide |
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acetate |
C2H3O2- |
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SO42- |
sulfate |
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chlorate |
ClO3- |
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NH4+ |
ammonium ion |
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ammonium |
NH4+ |
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NO3- |
nitrate |
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phosphate |
PO43- |
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ClO3- |
chlorate |
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carbonate |
CO32- |
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PO43- |
phosphate |
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hydroxide |
OH- |
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C2H3O2- |
acetate |
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nitrate |
NO3- |
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CO32- |
carbonate |
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Drill I - 2: Nomenclature of Compounds of the "Basic Eight" Polyatomic Ions With Cations of Fixed Charges:
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sodium carbonate |
Na2CO3 |
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K3PO4 |
potassium phosphate |
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strontium carbonate |
SrCO3 |
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Ca(NO3)2 |
calcium nitrate |
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aluminum sulfate |
Al2(SO4)3 |
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(NH4)2SO4 |
ammonium sulfate |
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ammonium phosphate |
(NH4)3PO4 |
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Al(OH)3 |
aluminum hydroxide |
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aluminum chlorate |
Al(ClO3)3 |
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LiC2H3O2 |
lithium acetate |
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potassium sulfate |
K2SO4 |
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MgCO3 |
magnesium carbonate |
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calcium acetate |
Ca(C2H3O2)2 |
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Ba(ClO3)2 |
barium chlorate |
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Drill I - 3: Nomenclature of Compounds of the "Basic Eight" Polyatomic Ions With Cation of Variable Charges:
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iron(II) carbonate |
FeCO3 |
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Cu2CO3 |
copper(I) carbonate |
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iron(III) carbonate |
Fe2(CO3)3 |
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CuCO3 |
copper(II) carbonate |
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copper(I) sulfate |
Cu2SO4 |
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SnSO4 |
tin(II) sulfate |
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cobalt(II) phosphate |
Co3(PO4)2 |
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Fe3(PO4)2 |
iron(II) phosphate |
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chromium(III) chlorate |
Cr(ClO3)3 |
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Hg(C2H3O2)2 |
mercury(II) acetate |
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tin(IV) sulfate |
Sn(SO4)2 |
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BiPO4 |
bismuth(III) phosphate |
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antimony(III) acetate |
Sb(C2H3O2)3 |
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Mn(ClO3)2 |
manganese(II) chlorate |
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Drill I - 4: Compounds of the "Basic Eight" Polyatomic Ions and -ide ions With Cations of Both Fixed and Variable Charges: (Learning to distinguish between those that require Roman numerals and those that do not.)
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calcium phosphate |
Ca3(PO4)2 |
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Na3N |
sodium nitride |
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chromium(III) sulfide |
Cr2S3 |
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NaNO3 |
sodium nitrate |
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potassium carbonate |
K2CO3 |
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K2SO4 |
potassium sulfate |
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magnesium acetate |
Mg(C2H3O2)2 |
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CdCO3 |
cadmium(II) carbonate |
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chromium(III) hydroxide |
Cr(OH)3 |
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FeCl2 |
iron(II) chloride |
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aluminum chlorate |
Al(ClO3)3 |
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BaCl2 |
barium chloride |
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lead(IV) selenide |
PbSe2 |
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NH4NO3 |
ammonium nitrate |
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copper(II) nitride |
Cu3N2 |
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Mn(ClO3)2 |
manganese(II) chlorate |
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iron(II) nitrate |
Fe(NO3)2 |
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Cu3PO4 |
copper(I) phosphate |
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Drill I - 5: Nomenclature
of "- ate" and "- ite" Ions and Compounds
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FORMULA |
NAME |
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SO42- |
sulfate |
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SO32- |
sulfite |
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NO2- |
nitrite |
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PO33- |
phosphite |
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C2H3O2- |
acetate |
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ClO2- |
chlorite |
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Na3PO4 |
sodium phosphate |
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K2SO3 |
potassium sulfite |
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Pb(OH)2 |
lead(II) hydroxide |
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CoClO2 |
cobalt(I) chlorite |
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Ca(NO3)2 |
calcium nitrate |
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Fe2(CO3)3 |
iron(III) carbonate |
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Cu2SO3 |
copper(I) sulfite |
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CsNO2 |
cesium nitrite |
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Al(ClO3)3 |
aluminum chlorate |
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Drill J: Nomenclature of Oxohalo Ions and Compounds:
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FORMULA |
NAME |
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ClO- |
hypochlorite |
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ClO2- |
chlorite |
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ClO4- |
perchlorate |
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ClO- |
hypochlorite |
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ClO3- |
chlorate |
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ClO4- |
perchlorate |
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ClO2- |
chlorite |
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Cl- |
chloride |
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NaClO2 |
sodium chlorite |
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Mg(ClO2)2 |
magnesium chlorite |
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Fe(ClO4)2 |
iron(II) perchlorate |
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Drill K: Nomenclature of "- ate", "- ite", oxohaloanions & Their Compounds
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FORMULA |
NAME |
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ClO4- |
perchlorate |
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ClO3- |
chlorate |
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ClO2- |
chlorite |
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ClO- |
hypochlorite |
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Cl- |
chloride |
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NO2- |
nitrite |
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NO3- |
nitrate |
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N3- |
nitride |
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OH- |
hydroxide |
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Ca(ClO)2 |
calcium hypochlorite |
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Ca3(PO3)2 |
calcium phosphite |
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Sc(OH)2 |
scandium(II) hydroxide |
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Ti(NO3)3 |
titaniium(III) nitrate |
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Hg(ClO)2 |
mercury(II) hypochlorite |
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K3N |
potassium nitride |
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KClO4 |
potassium perchlorate |
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K2SO3 |
potassium sulfite |
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Al2S3 |
aluminum sulfide |
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Na2SO4 |
sodium sulfate |
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Ba(OH)2 |
barium hydroxide |
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(NH4)2CO3 |
ammonium carbonate |
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CuClO |
copper(I) hypochlorite |
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Sn(C2H3O2)4 |
tin(IV) acetate |
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CrPO3 |
chromium(III) phosphite |
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Mg(ClO3)2 |
magnesium chlorate |
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Zn3P2 |
zinc(II) phosphide |
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Ca(NO2)2 |
calcium nitrite |
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Drill L: Nomenclature of Acids
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Anion |
Corresponding
Acid |
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Formula |
Name |
Formula |
Name |
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ClO4- |
perchlorate |
HClO4 |
perchloric acid |
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ClO3- |
chlorate |
HClO3 |
chloric acid |
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ClO2- |
chlorite |
HClO2 |
chlorous acid |
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ClO- |
hypochlorite |
HClO |
hypochlorous acid |
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Cl- |
chloride |
HCl |
hydrochloric acid |
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Br- |
bromide |
HBr |
hydrobromic acid |
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I- |
iodide |
HI |
hydroiodic acid |
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C2H3O2- |
acetate |
HC2H3O2 |
acetic acid |
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NO3- |
nitrate |
HNO3 |
nitric acid |
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NO2- |
nitrite |
HNO2 |
nitrous acid |
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OH- |
hydroxide |
HOH |
water |
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ClO3- |
chlorate |
HClO3 |
chloric acid |
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CO32- |
carbonate |
H2CO3 |
carbonic acid |
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SO42- |
sulfate |
H2SO4 |
sulfuric acid |
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SO32- |
sulfite |
H2SO3 |
sulfurous acid |
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PO43- |
phosphate |
H3PO4 |
phosphoric acid |
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PO33- |
phosphite |
H3PO3 |
phosphorous acid |
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Drill L - Part II (continuation
of Nomenclature of Acids)
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