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| organic compounds | compounds that contain carbon atoms, usually combined with hydrogen and oxygen |
| inorganic compounds | all other compounds they may contain carbon but most often without hydrogen or oxygen |
| chemical nomenclature | system of names and formulas for inorganic compounds |
| monoatomic cations | named using name of element plus the word ion |
| cations | positive ions formed when meals lose electrons |
| H+ | hydrogen ion |
| Li+ | lithium ion |
| Na+ | sodium ion |
| K+ | potassium ion |
| Cu+ | copper (I) ion |
| Cu2+ | copper (II) ion |
| Mg2+ | magnesium ion |
| Ca2+ | calcium ion |
| Sr2+ | strontium ion |
| Ba2+ | barium ion |
| Cr2+ | chromium (II) ion |
| Cr3+ | chromium (III) ion |
| Mn2+ | manganese (II) ion |
| Mn3+ | manganese (III) ion |
| Co2+ | cobalt (II) ion |
| Co3+ | cobalt (III) ion |
| Ni2+ | nickel (II) ion |
| Ni3+ | nickel (III) ion |
| Sn2+ | tin (II) ion |
| Sn4+ | tin (IV) ion |
| Pb2+ | lead (II) ion |
| Pb4+ | lead (IV) ion |
| anions | negative ions formed when nonmetals gain electrons |
| monoatomic anions | named using name of the element by changing ending to –ide plus the word ion |
| F- | fluoride ion |
| Cl- | chloride ion |
| Br- | bromide ion |
| I- | iodide ion |
| OH- | hydroxide ion |
| O2- | oxide ion |
| S2- | sulfide ion |
| Se2- | selenide ion |
| Te2- | telluride ion |
| N3- | nitride ion |
| P3- | phosphide ion |
| As3- | arsenide ion |
| C4- | carbide ion |
| formula of Al3+ and O2- | Al2O3 |
| formula of Al3+ and S2- | Al2S3 |
| formula of Al3+ and Cl- | AlCl3 |
| formula of Na+ and N3- | Na3N |
| formula of Ca2+ and O2- | CaO |
| formula of Ca2+ and P3- | Ca3P2 |
| name of Ca3P2 | calcium phosphide |
| name of CaO | calcium oxide |
| name of Na3N | sodium nitride |
| name of AlCl3 | aluminum chloride |
| name of Al2S3 | aluminum sulfide |
| name of Al2O3 | aluminum oxide |
| formula of Cr2+ and P3- | Cr3P2 |
| formula of Cr3+ and O2- | Cr2O3 |
| name of Cr3P2 | chromium (II) phosphide |
| name of Cr2O3 | chromium (III) oxide |
| binary compound | substances composed of only two atoms |
| CO | carbon monoxide |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CS2 | carbon disulfide |
| CCl4 | carbon tetrachloride |
| SO3 | sulfur trioxide |
| mono- | Greek prefix for 1 |
| di- | Greek prefix for 2 |
| tri- | Greek prefix for 3 |
| tetra- | Greek prefix for 4 |
| penta- | Greek prefix for 5 |
| hexa- | Greek prefix for 6 |
| hepta- | Greek prefix for 7 |
| octa- | Greek prefix for 8 |
| nona- | Greek prefix for 9 |
| deca- | Greek prefix for 10 |
| dodeca- | Greek prefix for 12 |
| trideca- | Greek prefix for 13 |
| tetradeca- | Greek prefix for 14 |
| hydrate | crystalline inorganic compound that contains a definite number of water molecules |
| anhydrous salt | crystalline inorganic compound that has hade the water of hydration removed |
