A binary compound will contain atoms of only two elements. If the binary compound only contains nonmetal elements its name will begin with the prefix tetra.
cation
cation (apex)
A binary ionic compound is made of two components: a metal cation and a non-metal anion. One example of a component in a binary ionic compound is the metal cation, which typically gives away electrons to form a positively charged ion.
The name of the binary ionic compound Li3N is lithium nitride.
The name of the binary ionic compound AgClO is silver hypochlorite.
cation
cation (apex)
A binary ionic compound is made of two components: a metal cation and a non-metal anion. One example of a component in a binary ionic compound is the metal cation, which typically gives away electrons to form a positively charged ion.
The name of the binary ionic compound Li3N is lithium nitride.
The name of the binary ionic compound AgClO is silver hypochlorite.
The name for the binary ionic compound CdO is cadmium oxide.
The name for the binary ionic compound SnO is tin(II) oxide.
The binary ionic compound name of Tc3P4 is technetium(III) phosphide.
The first part of the name of a binary ionic compound is the name of the cation, which is the positively charged ion.
The name of the simple binary ionic compound Al2S3 is aluminum sulfide.
The name of the binary ionic compound for SrSe is strontium selenide.
The simple binary ionic compound for AgCl is silver chloride.