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There are many different rules for naming compounds. How from the chemical formula alone can you tell what set of rules you should use?

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Ionic compound = Metal + non metal
covalent bond = non metal + non metal
blue ones are metal
yellow ones are non metal,
i can you give you all rules if u want .
There are many different rules for naming compounds. How from the chemical formula-example-1
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