Nomenclature Flowchart

Nomenclature Flowchart

Is the compound Binary?

Yes

No

Does the binary compound contain a metal?

Does the compound contain hydrogen as first element?

Yes

No

Sweet! Does the metal contain multiple oxidation numbers?

Beautiful! Is first element hydrogen?

Yes

No

Almost done! You have a binary ionic compound with transition metal!!

Determine the oxidation number of the metal by doing reverse drop and swap. Place oxidation in roman numerals in parenthesis after the metals name. The nonmetal becomes -ide ending

Example:

CuCl2 = copper(II) chloride

Awesome! Easy peasy!

You have a binary ionic compound. The metal is in first two groups or a transition metal that doesn't have variable oxidation number

Write the element name of the metal and then the nonmetal ending changes to -ide

Example: BeI2 = Berylium iodide