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Naming Elements Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Binary Salts : Metal + Nonmetal

 
Naming
CaS
 
Name the first element
Calcium
 
Name the second element
Sulfur
 
Change the ending of the 2nd element to "­ide­"
Calcium Sulfide
MgCl = Magnesium ChlorIDE
BaO = Barium OxIDE
NaCl = Sodium ChlorIDE

Binary Acids: Hydrogen + Non Metal

Naming
HBr
Hydrogen is changed to "­hyd­ro"
Hydrogen = Hydro
Name the second element & change the ending to "­ic"
Bromine = Bromic
Add the word "­aci­d" at the end
Hydrob­romic acid
H2S = Hydrosulfuric Acid
HCl = Hydrochloric Acid
H3P = Hydrophosphoric Acid