Author: Westergaard

Identify: Is it an Ionic Compound or a Covalent Compound?

Name the Metal
Is the metal Multivalent?

Name the Metal

Find the charge of the metal and name the metal using a roman numeral

Name the first element and use the appropriate prefix

UNLESS! There is only one of the first element, then use no prefix

Name the second element and use the appropriate prefix. Replace the end with –ide

Name the non-metal and replace the end with -ide

Example:
P4S3

Example:
Mn2O3

Polyatomic Ions keep their own names, do not replace the end with –ide