help with writing formulas for ionic compunds; please help[=?

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help with writing formulas for ionic compunds; please help[=?

is there a shortcu to do thist? my teacher showed it, but it was at the end of class and i dint see it.

2007-09-06 12:32:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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It's very easy- no shortcut needed!
First, name the first atom. Then, name the next atom and replace it's ending with an "ide" suffix. For example, KCl would be "potassium chloride". (K stands for potassium, Cl stands for chlorine) Does that help?

2007-09-10 10:22:00 · answer #1 · answered by xfilesfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋