No

______________________________________’s Nomenclature Guide: Name to Formula

Contains the word “Acid”?

Compound is an AcidYes

No

-ide ending?

(except cyanide and hydroxide)

Prefixes

Roman Numeral?

Yes

Yes

N

Ye

No

Compound is Binary

Molecular

Compound contains a Polyatomic

Compound contains a

Polyatomic w/ Transition

Metal

Roman Numeral?

N

Ye

Compound is Binary Ionic w/

Transition Metal

Compound is Binary Ionic

1. Write symbols for ions

2. Look up charges

3. Cross charges

1. Write symbols for ions

2. Look up charges (roman numeral becomes charge).

3. Cross charges

1. Write symbols for ions

2. Look up polyatomics

3. Look up charges

4. Cross charges

1. Write symbols for ion

2. Look up polyatomics

3. Look up charges (roman numeral becomes charge).

4. Cross charges

1. Write symbols

of elements

2. Translate prefix

3. Prefix becomes

subscript of

element

1. Translate ending

hydro-stem-ic = H + element symbol

stem-ous = H + -ite polyatomic symbol

stem-ic = H + -ate polyatomic symbol

3. Cross Charges with H