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Why is sulfur calcium wrong?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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In compounds consisting of a metal and nonmetal, the metal (calcium) is written first and the nonmetal (sulfur) has the end replaced with -ide. So the correct name for a compound of calcium and sulfur is calcium sulfide.

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