Compounds - Mark Rosengarten
Compounds - Mark Rosengarten
Compounds - Mark Rosengarten
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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