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Ionic/Covalent Naming

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Total cards: 10•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Molecules

Back (Answer)

Multiple atoms with chemical bonds

#2
Front (Question)

Cation

Back (Answer)

Lost electron so it gains positive charge

#3
Front (Question)

Anion

Back (Answer)

Gains electron and becomes negative

#4
Front (Question)

Ion

Back (Answer)

Charged atom

#5
Front (Question)

Covalent

Back (Answer)

Prefixes always used for nonmetals, no Roman numerals, -ide ending (mono, di, tri, tetra, penta, hexa, *hepta, octa, nona, deca)

#6
Front (Question)

Ionic binary compound (metal & nonmetal)

Back (Answer)

Roman numerals for electronic configuration, No prefix but ide ending

#7
Front (Question)

Covalent prefixes

Back (Answer)

will ALWAYS be there for second nonmetal

#8
Front (Question)

Ternary compounds

Back (Answer)

contain transition metals and therefore need roman numerals (Exceptions are Aluminum, Zinc & Silver)

#9
Front (Question)

Acid (H+ ion) Binary Acid

Back (Answer)

H+ with one atom, add hydro, ic, and acid

#10
Front (Question)

Acid (H+polyatomic iion) Ternary Acid

Back (Answer)

no hydro prefix but add acid ate–>ic ite–> ous *Oxyacids have “per” at beginning containing hydrogen and polyatomic ions with 02