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Use the IUPAC nomenclature rules to give the name for this compound - Ca2S3.

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Calcium shulphide

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According to IUPAC nomenclature the cation is named first followed by name of anion

in the given compound the cation is calcium (Ca^+2)

The anion is sulphide (S^-2)

So the name of the given compound will be Calcium shulphide


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