Naming Compounds

• Rule 1:

  • Metal element bane always comes first and the non-metal part second.
  • E.G. Oxygen (non-metal) + iron (metal -> iron oxide
• Rule 2:

  • Two element compounds end in ‘ide’
  • E.G. sodium + chloride -> sodium chloride
• Rule 3:

  • Three element compounds contains oxygen end in ‘ate’
  • E.G. sodium + carbon + oxygen -> sodium carbonate