Covalent Compounds (Use prefixes)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nPrefixes 1\u201310<\/strong>:
Mono (1), Di (2), Tri (3), Tetra (4), Penta (5), Hexa (6), Hepta (7), Octa (8), Nona (9), Deca (10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n1. P\u2084O\u2081<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Tetraphosphorus monoxide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2. C\u2082N<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Dicarbon mononitride<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n3. N\u2082Hg<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Dinitrogen monomercury<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nIonic Compounds (Use Roman numerals if needed)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n4. V\u2082O\u2085<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Vanadium (V)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = Oxygen \u2192 Oxide<\/strong>
Step 3: Determine oxidation state:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- O has a charge of -2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 5 O atoms = -10 total charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 2 V atoms must total +10 \u2192 each V = +5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Vanadium (V) oxide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Ba\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b (polyatomic, do NOT change ending)<\/strong>
3 Ba\u00b2\u207a = +6
2 PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b = -6
\u2192 Balanced, no Roman numeral needed<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Barium phosphate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChemical compounds are named based on whether they are covalent or ionic. Covalent compounds are made of two nonmetals and use prefixes to show the number of atoms. For example, P\u2084O\u2081 becomes tetraphosphorus monoxide<\/em>. The prefix \u201ctetra-\u201d shows there are four phosphorus atoms, and \u201cmono-\u201d is used (even though often omitted for the first element) to indicate one oxygen atom. Similarly, C\u2082N is dicarbon mononitride<\/em>, and N\u2082Hg is dinitrogen monomercury<\/em>\u2014though rare, covalent compounds with metals like mercury are sometimes named this way for consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIonic compounds are composed of a metal and a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Naming them involves saying the metal (cation) first, then the nonmetal (anion) with an “-ide” ending\u2014unless the anion is a polyatomic ion, like phosphate. In V\u2082O\u2085, vanadium is a transition metal, so we must determine its charge. Oxygen is always -2; with 5 oxygen atoms, that\u2019s -10. To balance this, the two vanadium atoms must total +10, so each is +5, making the name vanadium (V) oxide<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBa\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082 features barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a), a Group 2 metal, and phosphate (PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b). Three Ba\u00b2\u207a ions contribute +6 and two PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b ions contribute -6, making a neutral compound. Since barium is not a transition metal and its charge is fixed, no Roman numeral is needed, resulting in barium phosphate<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUnderstanding these naming conventions helps chemists communicate clearly about compounds\u2019 compositions and properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner7-272.jpeg\")
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Mono (1), Di (2), Tri (3), Tetra (4), Penta (5), Hexa (6), Hepta (7), Octa (8), Nona (9), Deca (10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. P\u2084O\u2081<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Tetraphosphorus monoxide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2. C\u2082N<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Dicarbon mononitride<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n3. N\u2082Hg<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Dinitrogen monomercury<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nIonic Compounds (Use Roman numerals if needed)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n4. V\u2082O\u2085<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Vanadium (V)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = Oxygen \u2192 Oxide<\/strong>
Step 3: Determine oxidation state:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- O has a charge of -2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 5 O atoms = -10 total charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 2 V atoms must total +10 \u2192 each V = +5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Vanadium (V) oxide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Ba\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b (polyatomic, do NOT change ending)<\/strong>
3 Ba\u00b2\u207a = +6
2 PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b = -6
\u2192 Balanced, no Roman numeral needed<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Barium phosphate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChemical compounds are named based on whether they are covalent or ionic. Covalent compounds are made of two nonmetals and use prefixes to show the number of atoms. For example, P\u2084O\u2081 becomes tetraphosphorus monoxide<\/em>. The prefix \u201ctetra-\u201d shows there are four phosphorus atoms, and \u201cmono-\u201d is used (even though often omitted for the first element) to indicate one oxygen atom. Similarly, C\u2082N is dicarbon mononitride<\/em>, and N\u2082Hg is dinitrogen monomercury<\/em>\u2014though rare, covalent compounds with metals like mercury are sometimes named this way for consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIonic compounds are composed of a metal and a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Naming them involves saying the metal (cation) first, then the nonmetal (anion) with an “-ide” ending\u2014unless the anion is a polyatomic ion, like phosphate. In V\u2082O\u2085, vanadium is a transition metal, so we must determine its charge. Oxygen is always -2; with 5 oxygen atoms, that\u2019s -10. To balance this, the two vanadium atoms must total +10, so each is +5, making the name vanadium (V) oxide<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBa\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082 features barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a), a Group 2 metal, and phosphate (PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b). Three Ba\u00b2\u207a ions contribute +6 and two PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b ions contribute -6, making a neutral compound. Since barium is not a transition metal and its charge is fixed, no Roman numeral is needed, resulting in barium phosphate<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUnderstanding these naming conventions helps chemists communicate clearly about compounds\u2019 compositions and properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prefixes from 1-10: Mono, Di, Tri, Tetra, Penta, Hexa, Hepta, Octa, Nona, Deca Covalent Compound Name (3 points each) Formula P401 CzN N2Hg Please name the following ionic compounds, use the rules below as a guide = help Step 1) Say the name of the CATION (the first part of the formula): Step 2) Say […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
2. C\u2082N<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Dicarbon mononitride<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n3. N\u2082Hg<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Dinitrogen monomercury<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nIonic Compounds (Use Roman numerals if needed)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n4. V\u2082O\u2085<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Vanadium (V)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = Oxygen \u2192 Oxide<\/strong>
Step 3: Determine oxidation state:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- O has a charge of -2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 5 O atoms = -10 total charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 2 V atoms must total +10 \u2192 each V = +5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Vanadium (V) oxide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Ba\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b (polyatomic, do NOT change ending)<\/strong>
3 Ba\u00b2\u207a = +6
2 PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b = -6
\u2192 Balanced, no Roman numeral needed<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Barium phosphate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChemical compounds are named based on whether they are covalent or ionic. Covalent compounds are made of two nonmetals and use prefixes to show the number of atoms. For example, P\u2084O\u2081 becomes tetraphosphorus monoxide<\/em>. The prefix \u201ctetra-\u201d shows there are four phosphorus atoms, and \u201cmono-\u201d is used (even though often omitted for the first element) to indicate one oxygen atom. Similarly, C\u2082N is dicarbon mononitride<\/em>, and N\u2082Hg is dinitrogen monomercury<\/em>\u2014though rare, covalent compounds with metals like mercury are sometimes named this way for consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIonic compounds are composed of a metal and a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Naming them involves saying the metal (cation) first, then the nonmetal (anion) with an “-ide” ending\u2014unless the anion is a polyatomic ion, like phosphate. In V\u2082O\u2085, vanadium is a transition metal, so we must determine its charge. Oxygen is always -2; with 5 oxygen atoms, that\u2019s -10. To balance this, the two vanadium atoms must total +10, so each is +5, making the name vanadium (V) oxide<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBa\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082 features barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a), a Group 2 metal, and phosphate (PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b). Three Ba\u00b2\u207a ions contribute +6 and two PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b ions contribute -6, making a neutral compound. Since barium is not a transition metal and its charge is fixed, no Roman numeral is needed, resulting in barium phosphate<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUnderstanding these naming conventions helps chemists communicate clearly about compounds\u2019 compositions and properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prefixes from 1-10: Mono, Di, Tri, Tetra, Penta, Hexa, Hepta, Octa, Nona, Deca Covalent Compound Name (3 points each) Formula P401 CzN N2Hg Please name the following ionic compounds, use the rules below as a guide = help Step 1) Say the name of the CATION (the first part of the formula): Step 2) Say […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
3. N\u2082Hg<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Dinitrogen monomercury<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nIonic Compounds (Use Roman numerals if needed)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n4. V\u2082O\u2085<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Vanadium (V)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = Oxygen \u2192 Oxide<\/strong>
Step 3: Determine oxidation state:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- O has a charge of -2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 5 O atoms = -10 total charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 2 V atoms must total +10 \u2192 each V = +5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Vanadium (V) oxide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Ba\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b (polyatomic, do NOT change ending)<\/strong>
3 Ba\u00b2\u207a = +6
2 PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b = -6
\u2192 Balanced, no Roman numeral needed<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Barium phosphate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChemical compounds are named based on whether they are covalent or ionic. Covalent compounds are made of two nonmetals and use prefixes to show the number of atoms. For example, P\u2084O\u2081 becomes tetraphosphorus monoxide<\/em>. The prefix \u201ctetra-\u201d shows there are four phosphorus atoms, and \u201cmono-\u201d is used (even though often omitted for the first element) to indicate one oxygen atom. Similarly, C\u2082N is dicarbon mononitride<\/em>, and N\u2082Hg is dinitrogen monomercury<\/em>\u2014though rare, covalent compounds with metals like mercury are sometimes named this way for consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIonic compounds are composed of a metal and a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Naming them involves saying the metal (cation) first, then the nonmetal (anion) with an “-ide” ending\u2014unless the anion is a polyatomic ion, like phosphate. In V\u2082O\u2085, vanadium is a transition metal, so we must determine its charge. Oxygen is always -2; with 5 oxygen atoms, that\u2019s -10. To balance this, the two vanadium atoms must total +10, so each is +5, making the name vanadium (V) oxide<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBa\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082 features barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a), a Group 2 metal, and phosphate (PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b). Three Ba\u00b2\u207a ions contribute +6 and two PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b ions contribute -6, making a neutral compound. 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Ionic Compounds (Use Roman numerals if needed)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n4. V\u2082O\u2085<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Vanadium (V)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = Oxygen \u2192 Oxide<\/strong>
Step 3: Determine oxidation state:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- O has a charge of -2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 5 O atoms = -10 total charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 2 V atoms must total +10 \u2192 each V = +5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 Vanadium (V) oxide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Ba\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Cation = Barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a)<\/strong>
Step 2: Anion = PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b (polyatomic, do NOT change ending)<\/strong>
3 Ba\u00b2\u207a = +6
2 PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b = -6
\u2192 Balanced, no Roman numeral needed<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Barium phosphate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChemical compounds are named based on whether they are covalent or ionic. Covalent compounds are made of two nonmetals and use prefixes to show the number of atoms. For example, P\u2084O\u2081 becomes tetraphosphorus monoxide<\/em>. The prefix \u201ctetra-\u201d shows there are four phosphorus atoms, and \u201cmono-\u201d is used (even though often omitted for the first element) to indicate one oxygen atom. Similarly, C\u2082N is dicarbon mononitride<\/em>, and N\u2082Hg is dinitrogen monomercury<\/em>\u2014though rare, covalent compounds with metals like mercury are sometimes named this way for consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIonic compounds are composed of a metal and a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Naming them involves saying the metal (cation) first, then the nonmetal (anion) with an “-ide” ending\u2014unless the anion is a polyatomic ion, like phosphate. In V\u2082O\u2085, vanadium is a transition metal, so we must determine its charge. 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Step 1: Cation = Vanadium (V)<\/strong> \u2192 Vanadium (V) oxide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 1: Cation = Barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a)<\/strong> \u2192 Barium phosphate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chemical compounds are named based on whether they are covalent or ionic. Covalent compounds are made of two nonmetals and use prefixes to show the number of atoms. For example, P\u2084O\u2081 becomes tetraphosphorus monoxide<\/em>. The prefix \u201ctetra-\u201d shows there are four phosphorus atoms, and \u201cmono-\u201d is used (even though often omitted for the first element) to indicate one oxygen atom. Similarly, C\u2082N is dicarbon mononitride<\/em>, and N\u2082Hg is dinitrogen monomercury<\/em>\u2014though rare, covalent compounds with metals like mercury are sometimes named this way for consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ionic compounds are composed of a metal and a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Naming them involves saying the metal (cation) first, then the nonmetal (anion) with an “-ide” ending\u2014unless the anion is a polyatomic ion, like phosphate. In V\u2082O\u2085, vanadium is a transition metal, so we must determine its charge. Oxygen is always -2; with 5 oxygen atoms, that\u2019s -10. To balance this, the two vanadium atoms must total +10, so each is +5, making the name vanadium (V) oxide<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ba\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082 features barium (Ba\u00b2\u207a), a Group 2 metal, and phosphate (PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b). Three Ba\u00b2\u207a ions contribute +6 and two PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b ions contribute -6, making a neutral compound. 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Step 2: Anion = Oxygen \u2192 Oxide<\/strong>
Step 3: Determine oxidation state:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
5. Ba\u2083(PO\u2084)\u2082<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Anion = PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b (polyatomic, do NOT change ending)<\/strong>
3 Ba\u00b2\u207a = +6
2 PO\u2084\u00b3\u207b = -6
\u2192 Balanced, no Roman numeral needed<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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