Binary Ionic Compound

Metal + Nonmetal

1st word: Original name of the metal

2nd word: nonmetal ending change to "ide"

Pseudo-Binary Ionic Compound

 Metal + Nonmental

(One or both parts will be polyatomic ions) 

1st word: Original name of metal or polyatomic cation

2nd word: Name of nonmetal with ending changed to "ide" or original name of polyatomic anion.

(Polyatomic ions do not change their names)

Ternary Salts

Acidic Hydrogen Atoms are replaced with other cations

1st word: Original Name of metal or Polyatomic cation

 2nd word:Name of polatomic anion derived from the ternary acid name

- if derived from an "ic" acid, change to "ate"

-if derived from "ous" acid, change to "ite" 

Ternary Acid Salts

Only some of acidic Hydrogen atoms are replaced with another cation

(named like Ternary Salts except with Hydrogen in the middle)

Has three parts

1st word: Original name of metal or polyatomic cation

2nd word: Hydrogen

3rd Word: Name of the polyatomic anion derived from ther ternary acid name

-If derived from an "ic", change to "ate"

-If derived from "ous", change to "ite" 

Covalent Binary Compounds

2 Different Nonmetals

1st word: Prefix added to nonmetal

2nd word: Nonmetal ending changed to "ide" and a number prefix added

1 mono,2 di, 3 tri, 4 tetra, 5 penta, 6 hexa, 7 hepta, 8 octa, 9 nona, 10 deca. 

Binary Acids

Contains H in the beginning 

1st word: Name of element or polyatomic ion with "hydro" prefix and ending changed to "ic"

2nd word: the word "Acid"

Ternary Acids

Contains Hydrogen at the beginning, a more electronegative element, and oxygen at the end

1st word: Derived from "ic" Acids

-If +1 more O atom, "per" prefix 

-If -1 atom, "ic" ending changes to "ous"

If -2 atoms, "ic" ending changes to "ous" and "hypo" prefix

2nd word: the word "Acid"

(If any loss of O atoms, change ending to "ous")