Chemical Nomenclature Flow Chart Start No Is the

Chemical Nomenclature Flow Chart Start No Is the first element a Metal or Nonmetal ? Nonmetal Covalent 2 non metals Use prefixes w/ name of 1 st element followed by binary name of 2 nd element 1 mono 2 di 3 tri 4 tetra 5 penta 6 hexa 7 hepta 8 octa 9 nona 10 deca Is the 1 st element Hydrogen? Yes It is an acid Metal ide ate Ionic Hydro ___ ic acid Look for a polyatomic ion No Does the metal have varying charges (is it a Transition Metal)? Name of the metal followed by the polyatomic ion or binary name of the non metal ____ ic acid ite __ ous acid Yes Use roman numeral for the charge of the metal in parantheses Name of the metal (Roman numeral in parentheses) followed by the polyatomic or binary name of the non metal

Chemical Nomenclature Flow Chart Start No Is the first element a Metal or Nonmetal ? Nonmetal Covalent 2 non metals Use prefixes w/ name of 1 st element followed by binary name of 2 nd element 1 mono 2 di 3 tri 4 tetra 5 penta 6 hexa 7 hepta 8 octa 9 nona 10 deca Is the 1 st element Hydrogen? Yes It is an acid Metal ide ate Ionic Hydro ___ ic acid Look for a polyatomic ion No Does the metal have varying charges (is it a Transition Metal)? Name of the metal followed by the polyatomic ion or binary name of the non metal ____ ic acid ite __ ous acid Yes Use roman numeral for the charge of the metal in parantheses Name of the metal (Roman numeral in parentheses) followed by the polyatomic or binary name of the non metal