chemistry

Name Type of
compound Formula of compound

hexaiodine octachloride molecular I6Cl8

carbon tetrabromide

nitrogen trioxide

heptaphosphorus difluoride

Name Type of
compound prefix / ending Anion name Anion formula Formula of compound

permanganic acid acid ic acid permanganate MnO4
– HMnO4(aq)

hydrofluoric acid

hypo

chlorous acid

chromic acid

hypobromous acid

periodic acid

hydrosulfuric acid

phosphorous acid

nitric acid

chlorous acid

Formula Type of
compound Name of compound

Se2H10 molecular diselenium decahydride

HCl

B3S9

Te4Br5

Formula Type of
compound Anion formula Name of anion prefix / ending Name of compound

HClO4(aq) acid ClO4
– perchlorate ic acid perchloric acid

H2Te(aq)

HIO(aq)

HBrO4(aq)

HNO2(aq)

H2CO3(aq)

HCN(aq)

HC2H3O2(aq)

HI(aq)

H2SO3(aq)

Name Type of
compound

Single cation
formula

Single anion
formula LCM Cations

needed
Anions
needed Formula of compound

gold (III) sulfate ionic (VOS) Au+3 SO4
2- 6 6 / 3 = 2 6 / 2 = 3 Au2(SO4)3

mercury (I) chloride
titanium (IV) bicarbonate

iron (III) cyanide
tin (II) iodate

tin (IV) perbromate
lead (II) phosphite
mercury (II) nitrate

manganese (IV) carbonate
nickel (III) bromate

gold (I) peroxide
lead (IV) phosphite

chromium (III) phosphate
cobalt (III) sulfite

copper (II) carbonate
bismuth (III) bisulfate
iron (II) permanganate

chromium (III) hypoiodite
chromium (II) phosphide

copper (II) telluride
titanium (II) fluoride

antimony (V) phosphate
lead (II) sulfite

cobalt (II) nitrite
bismuth (V) sulfide
copper (I) hydroxide
nickel (II) chromate

manganese (II) acetate
antimony (III) hydride

Formula Type of
compound

Single anion
formula Equation Single cation

formula Name of compound

Hg(CN)2 ionic (VOS) CN –1 1(Hg) + 2(–1) = 0 → Hg = +2 Hg+2 mercury (II) cyanide
Co(NO2)3

Cu2O2

Pb(SO3)2

Ni(IO3)2

FeN
Co3(PO3)2

Ti(BrO)2

Cr2C3

Fe(HS)3

Cr(ClO)2

Ti(ClO2)4

Bi3P5

PbCrO4

Sb(NO3)3

(Hg2)3(PO4)2

SnBr2

Sb2Se5

Bi2(CO3)3

Cu2S
NiO

Mn(SO4)2

Au(C2H3O2)3

Fe(OH)2

Au2HPO4

Cr2O3

Mn(ClO3)2

Sn(BrO2)4

Ni(HCO3)3

Name Type of
compound

Single cation
formula

Single anion
formula LCM Cations

needed
Anions
needed Formula of compound

aluminum sulfite ionic (non-VOS) Al+3 SO3
2- 6 6 / 3 = 2 6 / 2 = 3

Al2(SO3)3

calcium hydroxide

lithium peroxide

magnesium phosphide

potassium bicarbonate

zinc selenide

strontium nitride

cesium periodate

beryllium carbonate

calcium bromide

sodium acetate

silver phosphate

ammonium sulfate

barium hypochlorite

sodium phosphite

rubidium iodide

cadmium iodite

Formula Type of
compound

Single cation
formula

Single anion
formula Name of compound

Ca3(PO4)2 ionic (non-VOS) Ca+2 PO4
3- calcium phosphate

Al(BrO3)3

CdHPO4

Zn3P2

NaClO

Al2(SO3)3

Be(NO2)2

K3N

BaS

K2O

SrCO3

AgCl

NH4NO3

BaSO4

Cs2CrO4

MgTe

RbBrO