Nomenclature #2

I learned how to tell if a compound is an acid. You have to look at the cation position, if the cation is a hydrogen, the compound is an acid. Acids are hydrogen ion producers, and all acids have H+. If it does not contain oxygen, it gets the prefix hyrdo. For example, HBr would be named as Hydrobromic acid. 

Nomenclature #1

I learned how to name different kinds of binary compounds in this unit of nomenclature. Type 1 contains a metal and nonmetal. The metal (cation) has a constant charge. Type 2 generally come from the d block, and don't give away the same amount of electrons. Use roman numerals to indicate the charge of the first element named. For example, CuCl would be named as copper(I) oxide. Type 3 are two nonmetals. You would use a prefix to indicate how many of the element. For example, PCl5 would be named as phosphorus pentachloride.