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Ternary compound - an ionic compound containing at least one POLYATOMIC ion.<br />

Polyatomic Ionion made from two or more atoms (Reference Table E). Look them up and notice four things:<br />

1) They are all made of more than one atom<br />

2) Almost all of them have a NEGATIVE charge<br />

3) Almost all of them contain OXYGEN<br />

4) The positively charged ones end in –ium, the<br />

negatively charged ones end in –ide, -ite or –ate:<br />

TWO atoms: -ide (CN - , OH - , O 2 2- )<br />

LESS O’s: -ite (NO 2 - = nitrite)<br />

(hypo- means one less oxygen than –ite)<br />

MORE O’s: -ate (NO 3 - = nitrate)<br />

(per- means one more oxygen than –ate)<br />

The rules for writing ternary compounds are the same as for binary formulas, with the following modifications:<br />

1) Parentheses surrounding the polyatomic ion and a subscript will be used when there is more than one polyatomic<br />

ion in the formula.<br />

2) In naming, the + ion still retains its name (with the Stock System used where appropriate). The only + polyatomic<br />

ion of note is the ammonium (NH 4 + ) ion, this retains its name.<br />

3) The NEGATIVE ion will most likely be the polyatomic ion, which retains its name.<br />

WRITING TERNARY FORMULAS GIVEN THE NAME<br />

Name How to write the formula (verify charges using periodic table) Formula<br />

Ammoniium sulfide Ammonium is K +1 , sulfide is S -2 (NH 4 ) 2 S<br />

Cobalt (II) cyanide Cobalt (II) is Co +2 , cyanide is CN -1 Co(CN) 2<br />

Cobalt (III) sulfate Cobalt (III) is Co +3 -2<br />

, sulfate is SO 4 Co 2 (SO 4 ) 3<br />

Tin (II) nitrate Tin (II) is Sn +2 -1<br />

, nitrate is NO 3 Sn(NO 3 ) 2<br />

Tin (IV) nitrate Tin (IV) is Sn +4 -1<br />

, nitrate is NO 3 Sn(NO 3 ) 4<br />

Calcium phosphate Calcium is Ca +2 -3<br />

, phosphate is PO 4 Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2<br />

Aluminum dichromate Aluminum is Al +3 -2<br />

, dichromate is Cr 2 O 7 Al 2 (Cr 2 O 7 ) 3<br />

Silver nitrite Silver is Ag +1 -3<br />

, nitrite is NO 2 AgNO 2<br />

© 2011, <strong>Mark</strong> <strong>Rosengarten</strong> AE 10

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