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How do the names of molecular compounds differ from ionic

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Ionic: Cation is named first followed by the anion. If it's an ionic compound with a transition metal, there are more than one possible ion. Molecular - named with the least electronegative ion first + prefixes are given to both ions to indicate number of atoms in each element.

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