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Q: Which element in a compound is named first?
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Is AR a compound?

No. If it is written Ar, it is the element Argon. If not, it may be the acronym for a longer-named compound, but it cannot be a chemical formula.


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It is not an element.It is a compound named hydrogen peroxide.


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Remember that a compound is the combination of two or more elements. Cd is the symbol for an element (not a compount) named Cadmium.


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If the first element in it is a cation, it is just about always an ionic compound.


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In a formula for an ionic compound which element comes first?

The more or most electropositve element.


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It is compound not an element.


True or false the first element in a compound should have no charge?

False, all compounds are electrically neutral.


Explain why sulfur aluminide is not a correct name for the ionic compound formed between sulfur and aluminum?

In naming an ionic compound, the cation is named first, with no modification of the element name, and the anion is named secondly, with the element name modified by the suffix "ide". The incorrect name given in the question applies the proper method for the cation to the anion and vice versa.