Ammonium
NH4+
Nitrate
NO3-
Sulfate
SO4-2
Phosphate
PO4-3
Chlorate
ClO3-
Chromate
CrO4-2
naming covalent compounds
add prefixes to elements and add -ide to the end of the anion
naming ionic compounds
The name of the metal comes first, followed by the name of the nonmetal, changing the nonmetal's ending to "ide".
empirical formula
a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
molecular formula
a chemical formula that shows the number and kinds of atoms in a molecule, but not the arrangement of the atoms.
how to find mass percent
mass of solute/mass of solution x 100
naming ionic compounds
The name of the metal comes first, followed by the name of the nonmetal, changing the nonmetal's ending to "ide".