Ionic Compounds
Ionic Compounds
Ionic Compounds
Coil of wire
battery
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+
_
+ compass
Copper Chloride
If copper atoms are going to the negative side, what
charge do they have? What about the chlorine atoms?
Coil of wire
battery
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+
_
+ compass
Copper Chloride
Since the atoms wandered towards each side, let’s call them
IONS from the Greek word, ion, meaning wanderer.
Coil of wire
battery
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+
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+ compass
+ +
+
+
Copper Chloride
Also,
Since since the positive
the negative side
side of of a battery
a battery is called
is called the
the cathode
anode (way up),
(way down), we’ll
we’ll callcall
ionsions
thatthat go towards
go towards it
it cations.
anions.
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+
anode cathode
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+
anode cathode
++ + +
++
++
Copper Chloride CuCl2
Naming compounds by taking a metal
from groups 1A, 1B, or 1C, and
combining with a non-metal.
+1 -1 0
IA +4
VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4 -3 -2
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
Understanding how ions react to other
elements will help in naming compounds or
coming up with formulas for the compounds.
How do you Be
Li
B
C
know the
charge? 2e-
6p++
5p
3p
4p
+1
+4
IA VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
Ne
Na
O
N
F
8e-
2e-
8p
11p
10p
7p+++
9p
+1 -1 0
IA +4
VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4 -3 -2
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
Be +2
F -1
2e- 2e-
4p+ 9p+
+1 -1 0
+4
IA VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4 -3 -2
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
F -1
Be +2
F -1
+1 -1 0
IA +4
VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4 -3 -2
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
F -1 Be+2 F -1
Berylium Fluoride BeF2
+1 -1 0
IA +4
VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4 -3 -2
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
For ionic compounds with a metal from group 1A, 2A, & 3A
place the metal first and name it first. The non-metal is put
last and named last. The number of metals or non-metals is
depends on how many it takes to balance the charges.
+1 -1
IA VIIA VIIIA
+2 -3 -2
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
Cl -1 Aluminum Chloride
Cl -1
Cl -1
Al +3
Cl -1
+3 AlCl3
Al
+1 -1 0
IA +4
VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4 -3 -2
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
O -2
O -2 O Fe O Fe O
O -2
Fe +3
O -2
Fe +3 Fe2O3
+1
Fe+3 -1 0
IA +4
VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4 -3 -2
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
• The following two slides show how
polyatomic ions would combine. This will
help you with naming compounds that
contain polyatomic ions.
NO3-1 O O
N Zn
O O O N
O
-1
NO3 Zn +2
NO3 -1
Zn+2 Zn(NO3)2
+1 -1 0
IA +4
VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4 -3 -2
IIA Zinc = +2 IIIA IVA VA VIA
SO4-2 O
-2 O O
SO4 Fe S Fe S
Fe +3 SO
O O O OO O OO
SO4 -2
Fe +3
SO4 -2
Fe2(SO4)3
+3
Fe
+1 -1 0
IA +4
VIIA VIIIA
+2 +3 -4 -3 -2
IIA IIIA IVA VA VIA
Now called
Iron(III) sulfate
Iron=+3