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What is the name for FeCl3 using IUPAC nomenclature rules?


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Ionic compound:

  • Ionic compounds are formed when metals and non-metals combine.
  • The naming of ionic compounds can start with the cation, and then move on to the nonmetal anion (element stem + -ide).

Naming the compound FeCl3:

  • The charge of the metal is 3+ is written in Roman numerals and is placed in parentheses to indicate that the element is a transition metal.
  • Iron can have a 2+ charge or a 3+ charge.
  • The anion (nonmetal) is chlorine. Therefore, chlorine becomes chloride.
  • Thus, the name of the ionic compound becomes Iron (III) Chloride.

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