NPS [Lecture] Naming Ionic Compound

Naming Ionic Compounds

Do you remember that table salt is made up of sodium and chlorine?

​Components of table salt

Multiple Select

SELECT TWO:

What two elements make up table salt?

• sodium

• chlorine

• saltine

• chlorox

Chemical Name of table salt is called, 'sodium chloride,' which sounds very familiar to those two chemicals that make up the table salt.

Chemical Name

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A chemical name of table salt is called ​

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sodium

chloride

soda

chlorine

chlorox

But let’s first talk about: SUBSCRIPTS

NH3

CO2

Made of two H’s and one O

Made of one C and two O’s

Made of one N and 3 H’s

H2O

Subscript

A small number that comes
after an element. It tells you
how many of that element
are there.

H2O

H

H

O

Multiple Choice

What do you call the small number that comes after an element?

• subscript

• subscription

• submarine

• suburb

Multiple Choice

Which element is represented by the letter H?

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• helium

• sodium

Multiple Choice

According to the subscript, how many hydrogen does this molecule have?

• 2

• 1

• 8

• 4

Multiple Choice

According to the subscript, how many oxygen does this molecule have?

• 2

• 1

• 8

• 4

Multiple Choice

According to the subscript, how many hydrogen does this molecule have?

• 2

• 1

• 7

• 3

Multiple Choice

Notice that there is no subscript after the letter N. How many nitrogen atom do you think this molecule has?

• 2

• 1

• 7

• 3

Rule to Name Ionic Bonds

Nonmetal

“Original name” + “-ide”

Metal

“Original name”

Labelling

Correctly label the image to name ionic bonds.

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Nonmetals

Metals

Multiple Choice

How do you decide how to name the metal in an ionic bond?

• Use the name of the nonmetal instead.
• Use the chemical symbol of the metal.
• Use the original name of the metal.

Multiple Choice

How do you decide how to name the nonmetal in an ionic bond?

• Add '-ide' to the original name

• Add '-ate' to the original name

• Use the original name

Categorize

Options (8)

Na

K

C

N

Br

Ca

Mg

F

Determine whether each atom is a metal or a nonmetal.

Metal

Nonmetal

Hotspot

Determine which element would add '-ide' to the original name

Practice the “-ide”

Oxygen

Sulfur

Nitrogen

Phosphorus

Fluorine

Chlorine

Bromine

Oxide

Sulfide

Nitride

Phosphide

Labelling

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oxide

sulfide

nitride

phoshide

Labelling

Using this rule, predict how the names of the last three elements will change.

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brother

chlorine

fluoride

florox

bromide

chloride

Sodium

NaCl

Chloride

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A chemical name of the table salt is ​

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sodium

chloride

chlorine

sodide

Multiple Choice

According to this image, how many chlorine does table salt have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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A chemical name of KBr is "potassium ​

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bromide

bromine

brother

bromox

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A chemical name of CaF₂ is ​

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fluoride.

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calcium

calcide

california

Multiple Choice

According to this image, how many fluorine atoms are there?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 8