122k views
6 votes
How do the names of molecular compounds differ from the names of ionic compounds.

1 Answer

12 votes

Long Answer:

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.

Short Answer: Ionic compounds- Cation is named first, followed by the anion.

User Etienne Bruines
by
6.7k points