Naming Ionic compounds is something that you have to think about before actually naming. It's not like naming a baby. It is a little more difficult than that. So how do we name compounds do you aks? Well lets review the rules.
The big thing that you have to remember that there are cations and anions. The cation ALWAYS come first when you want to name a compound. Lets take MgO for example. There is 1 magnesium atom and 1 Oxygen atom. When combing the two you get a whole new substance. We would call it Magnesium Oxide.
The big thing that you have to remember that there are cations and anions. The cation ALWAYS come first when you want to name a compound. Lets take MgO for example. There is 1 magnesium atom and 1 Oxygen atom. When combing the two you get a whole new substance. We would call it Magnesium Oxide.