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Title

Naming Compounds

Description

Naming Ionic and Covalent Compounds

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Subject

Chemistry

Level

10th Grade

Created

10/27/2010

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Term

Ionic Compound

Definition

Compound with a metal(+)

Term

Rules for naming a compound without a transition metal

Definition

1) Metal Ion's name doesn't change, regardless of charge
2) Non-metal ends in -ide

Term

True/False: Subscripts change the naming process for ionic compounds

Definition

False- only in covalent compounds do you add the prefix

Term

The total charge of the ions in an atom has to be...

Definition

0- the charges have to balance out