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Thursday, July 4, 2019

Recognizing Types of Compounds

In order to determine what nomenclature scheme to use, you need to know if the compound is ionic, non-ionic (molecular) or an acid.

If you are looking at a formula, this flow chart will answer that question for you.


If you are looking at a name, this flow chart will tell you the type of compound.


Just to make sure that you understand, try formulas and names below. The answers are available here.

ethanol
barium hydroxide
acetic acid
dinitrogen pentoxide
carbonic acid
pentene
ammonium acetate
sulfur trioxide


P4O10
H3PO4
C7H12
(NH4)2C2O4
H2S
C3H7OH
XeF2
CuCl2
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