General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 3rd Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07351-124-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-124-5

Chapter 3 - Ionic Compounds - Problems - Page 89: 3.18

Answer

Naming each ionic compound: a. $NaF$ - sodium fluoride. b. $MgO$ - magnesium oxide. c. $SrBr_{2}$ - strontium bromide. d. $Li_{2}O$ - lithium oxide. e. $TiO_{2}$ - titanium oxide. f. $AlCl_{3}$ - aluminium chloride.

Work Step by Step

a. $NaF$ The cation is sodium and the anion is fluoride (derived from Fluorine); thus, the name is sodium fluoride. b. $MgO$ The cation is magnesium and the anion is oxide (derived from oxygen); thus, the name is magnesium oxide. c. $SrBr_{2}$ The cation is strontium and the anion is bromide (derived from bromium); thus, the name is strontium bromide. d. $Li_{2}O$ The cation is lithium and the anion is oxide (derived from oxygen); thus, the lithium oxide. e. $TiO_{2}$ The cation is titanium and the anion is oxide (derived from oxygen); thus, the name is titanium oxide. f. $AlCl_{3}$ The cation is aluminum and the anion is chloride (derived from chlorine); thus, the name is aluminum chloride.
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