Example of Ionic Compound

NaCl, ZnCl, CuF2, NaOH, KOH, K2Cr2O7


NaCl, CaCO3, Mg(NO3)2, KF, RB2O, FrBR
sodium chloride,NaCl
magnesium fluoride,MgF2
caesium chloride, CsCI
sodium sulphide,Na2S
barium chloride,BaCl2
magnesium nitride, Mg3N



NaCl sodium chloride
NaI Sodium iodide
NaBr sodium bromide
KCl Potassium chloride
KI potassium iodide
KBr potassium bromide
There are many ionic compounds. but for such an open question you can take any combination of a group 1 element and combine it with any group 7 



I. Compounds of great ionic character

Two types of compounds fall into this category: 1. those consisting of a metal combined with a nonmetal (e.g. NaCl, Ag 2S, PbO) and 2. compounds containing polyatomic ions, except for the oxoacids (e.g. CaSO4, NH4NO3, KCN, but excluding H2SO4, HNO3 etc.). For the sake of naming compounds, they will be classified as ionic compounds in this tutorial.
To name an ionic compound, one should name the cation first, then, name the anion (with the word 'ion' omitted). It is not necessary to indicate the number of cations and anions in the compound because it is understood that the total positive charges carried by the cations must equal the total negative charges carried by the anions. A few examples are listed below:
KI
potassium ion + iodide ion = potassium iodide
CoCl2
cobalt(II) ion + two chloride ions = cobalt(II) chloride
CoCl3cobalt(III)
ion + three chloride ions = cobalt(III) chloride
Hg2Cl2
mercury(I) ion + two chloride ions = mercury(I) chloride or mercurous chloride
AgNO3
silver ion + nitrate ion = silver nitrate
It is not called silver(I) nitrate because Ag+ is the only stable ion of silver.
(NH4)2S
two ammonium ions + sulfide ion = ammonium sulfide
Al(HCO3)3
aluminum ion + bicarbonate ion = aluminum bicarbonate or aluminum hydrogen carbonate
Some ionic compounds incorporate water molecules in their structure. These compounds are called hydrates. To name the hydrates, the number of waters of hydration is indicated by a Greek prefix following the name of the compound. For example, CuSO4�5H2O is called copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate.
Since the number of cations and anions in a molecule is not specified in the name of an ionic compound, to figure out the molecular formula from the name sometimes is not straightforward. The following examples show how this can be achieved in a systematic matter:
Example 1: Give the molecular formula of aluminum sulfide.
Solution:
i) Since aluminum is a metal and sulfur is a nonmetal, this compound is classified as an ionic compound.
ii) The cation, aluminum ion, is: Al3+ (if you forget the charge of the aluminum ion, look up the position of Al in the periodic chart).
iii) The anion, sulfide, is: S2- (the –ide suffix indicates that it is a simple anion)
iv) How many Al3+ should combine with the appropriate number of S2- such that the molecule carries no net charge? Al2O3 is the answer.
Example 2: Give the molecular formula of vanadium(III) phosphate.
Solution:
i) You may not recognize that vanadium is a metal. However, the suffix –ate in the word 'phosphate' is the hint of an oxoanion, a polyatomic ion. You know that this compound is classified as an ionic compound.
ii) The cation, vanadium(III) = V3+
iii) The anion, phosphate = PO43+
iv) How many V3+ should combine with the appropriate number of PO43- such that the molecule carries no net charge? VPO4 is the answer.
Example 3: Give the molecular formula of ammonium sulfate.
Solution:
i) Both ammonium and sulfate are polyatomic ions, again, this compound is classified as an ionic compound.
ii) The cation is ammonium ion = NH4+
iii) The anion is sulfate ion = SO42-
iv) The molecular formula of the compound is (NH4)2SO4, because it takes two groups of NH4+ to combine with one SO42- to give a molecule that carries no charge.




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