〖Mg〗_3 N_2 – Magnesium Nitride
This compound is an ionic compound, meaning that there contains a metal and a nonmetal. In this instance, the metal is magnesium and the nonmetal is nitrogen. Therefore, in the flowchart, you would look under ionic compounds. Then you would know that the positive cation comes first in the naming process. So, magnesium is the first ion you name. But the compound here does not contain a metal that forms more than one type of cation. Therefore, it is monatomic and will have the anion as the second ion in the naming process. Don’t forget to add -ide to the end of the anion. This makes the name of this compound Magnesium Nitride. CO – Carbon Monoxide
This compound is one of the simpler ones to name. Is this case,
This compound is an ionic compound, meaning that there contains a metal and a nonmetal. In this instance, the metal is magnesium and the nonmetal is nitrogen. Therefore, in the flowchart, you would look under ionic compounds. Then you would know that the positive cation comes first in the naming process. So, magnesium is the first ion you name. But the compound here does not contain a metal that forms more than one type of cation. Therefore, it is monatomic and will have the anion as the second ion in the naming process. Don’t forget to add -ide to the end of the anion. This makes the name of this compound Magnesium Nitride. CO – Carbon Monoxide
This compound is one of the simpler ones to name. Is this case,