Nomenclature (Naming) Review

CaCO₃

• calcium carbonate

• calcium carbon trioxide

• calcium carboxide

• carbon trioxide

LiBr

• lithium bromide

• Monolithium bromine

• lithium monobromide

• Aluminum bromate

Zn₃ (PO₄)₂

• zinc phosphate

• zinc phosphorous

• Trizinc diphosphate

• Zirconium phosphate

CO₂

• Carbon dioxide

• Monocarbon dioxide

• Carbon oxide

• Carbonate

(NH₄)₂SO₄

• Ammonium sulfide

• Ammonium sulfate

• Diammonium sulfide

• Nitrogen tetrahydrate sulfide tetroxide

N₂O₃

• dinitrogen trioxide

• nitrogen trioxide

• nitrogen oxide

• nitrate

CuSO₄

• copper (II) sulfate

• copper (IV) sulfate

• copper (II) sulfide

• copper (II) tetrasulfide

Al(OH)₃

• aluminum hydroxide

• aluminum trihydroxide

• aluminum trioxide

• monaluminum hydroxide

Answer explanation

Ionic compounds don't use prefixes (tri-)

AuCl₃

• gold (III) chloride

• gold chloride

• gold trichloride

• gold (III) trichloride

Answer explanation

The 3 by Cl shows what charge was on Au

SCl₆

• sulfur hexachloride

• sulfur chloride

• monosulfur hexachloride

• sulfur chlorate

Answer explanation

hexa = 6

between two non-metals use prefixes (excluding mono on the first element)