Nomenclature overview

In Unit 1 of chemistry we were learning about nomenclature, which is the choosing of names for different things such as chemical compounds.


I have always really liked Crash Course, on YouTube, and I found one of the videos pertaining to nomenclature:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wavimfNFE

Throughout the unit we learned how to name and the difference between: Type I, Type II, Type III compounds, and acids. I had some trouble at first at figuring out when to use each naming system, but after reading more into them I can easily distinguish between them now.



Here are the different names and what they consist of:

Type I: The compound of a metal and nonmetal
Type II: The compound of transition metal and a nonmetal, contains roman numerals
Type III: The compound of two nonmetals, you use prefixes when naming them
Acids: Compound that contains an H + ion

Here is a flow chart I created in order to help determine how to name acids:

Here is a flow chart I created in order to help determine how to use each naming system and when: