Ionic Compounds and Naming Conventions

The video tutorial explains how to name the compound NaBr by identifying it as a binary ionic compound. It details the process of naming the metal (sodium) and the non-metal (bromine) by using the periodic table and changing the non-metal's suffix to 'ide', resulting in the name sodium bromide. The tutorial also covers how to reverse engineer the formula from the name by considering the ionic charges of sodium and bromine, which cancel each other out, confirming the formula as NaBr.

What type of compound is NaBr?

• Covalent compound

• Metallic compound

• Ionic compound

• Molecular compound

What is the first step in naming a binary ionic compound?

• Write the name of the metal as it appears on the periodic table

• Replace the ending of the metal's name with 'ide'

• Write the name of the non-metal first

• Determine the ionic charges

How do you modify the name of the non-metal in a binary ionic compound?

• Add 'ate' to the end

• Add 'ite' to the end

• Replace the ending with 'ide'

• Keep the name as it is

What is the name of NaBr?

• Sodium bromine

• Sodium bromide

• Sodium bromate

• Sodium bromite

What is the ionic charge of sodium in NaBr?

• 2-

• 1-

• 1+

• 2+

How do the ionic charges of sodium and bromine in NaBr interact?

• They add up to form a positive charge

• They add up to form a negative charge

• They cancel each other out

• They do not interact