INORGANIC Nomenclature Nomenclature Humor Fe 2 Fe 2

INORGANIC Nomenclature

Nomenclature - Humor Fe 2+ Fe 2+ “Ferrous Wheel” Fe = iron (Latin = ferrum) Fe 2+ = lower oxidation state = ferrous Fe 3+ = higher oxidation state = ferric Ba. Na 2 “Ba. Na” What weapon can you make from the elements nickel, potassium and iron? A KNi. Fe

Teacher: What is the formula for water? Student: H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O Teacher: That’s not what I taught you. Student: But you said the formula for water was…H to O. mis WATER? Website: Dihydrogen monoxide Information Campaign "H-O-H"? ! WHAT'S THAT SPELL? ! “Little Johnny took a drink, Now he shall drink no more. For what he thought was H 2 O, Was H 2 SO 4. ” Under aged Pb walks into a bar and the bartender turns to the gold Bouncer and says, “Au, get the lead out!”

Table of Contents ‘Nomenclature’ Binary Compounds - Metal (fixed oxidation) + Nonmetal Criss-Cross Rule Binary Compounds - Metal (variable oxidation) + Nonmetal Binary Compounds - Nonmetal + Nonmetal Ternary Compounds Binary Hydrogen Compounds Meaning of Suffixes Empirical Formulas Subscripts, Superscripts, and Coefficients Centrum Multivitamin Polyatomic Ions

Four Types of Naming • Binary compounds Contain only two types of elements • Ternary compounds Contain more than two types of elements • Coordination compounds • Organic compounds These will not be covered We will cover these in a separate unit