Except for Hydrogen, the elements to the left in the periodic table appear first.
KCl PCl₃ Fe₃O₄
Hydrogen appears last except when the other element is from Group 16 or 17.
LiH NH₃ C₂H₆ but H₂O₂ H₂S HBr
If both elements are from the same group, the one from the lower row appears first
SiC SO₂ BrF₃
Structural Formulas
Indicate how the atoms are connected together.
• atoms are held together by bonds, which are represented by lines in structural formulas.
Isomers
Isomers are molecules that have the same molecular formula, but different arrangement of atoms.
Ex. CH₃OCH₃ and CH₃CH₂OH
Bonds in structural formulas
• each line in a structural formula represents one pair of shared electrons
• single bond
1 line
1 shared pair of electrons
• Double bond
2 lines
2 shared pairs of electrons
•triple bond
3 lines
3 shared pairs of electrons
Which two models indicate molecular shape?
* space-filling models
Ball-and-Stick Model
Space-Filling Model
* spheres merge to build up the molecules
Line Structures
Line structures are compact representations of structural formulas.
Guidelines for line structures
Naming molecular Binary Compounds
Binary Compounds of Hydrogen
Ex. LiH is lithium hydride, and CaH₂ is calcium hydride
• hydrogen is listed first in the formulas of the Group 16 and 17 compounds.
Ex. HF is hydrogen fluoride, and HBr is hydrogen bromide
Other unsystematic hydrogen compounds:
Water: H₂O
Hydrogen Peroxide: H₂O₂
Hydrogen Sulfide: H₂S
Carbon-Based Compounds
Alkanes
Only single bonds between carbons
Alkenes
At least one double bond between carbons
Alkynes
At least one triple bond between carbons
Prefixes for naming carbon-based compounds
# of Carbons. Prefix 1 meth- 2 eth- 3 prop- 4 but- 5 pent- 6 hex- 7 hept- 8 oct-
Alcohols
Alcohols have at least one hydroxyl (-OH) functional group.
• the systematic name of an alcohol is obtained by adding the suffix -ol to the name of the Alkane with the same carbon framework.
Ex. CH₃OH
•carbon framework of methane
• called methanol
Ex. C₂H₅OH
• carbon framework of ethane
• called ethanol
Naming Carbon-Based Compounds with Functional Group Additions
* use the number of the carbon to which the addition is attached to identify the location of the addition.
Ionic Compounds
Ionic compounds have both a positively-charged ion (cation) and a negatively-charged ion (anion).
•every stable sample of matter must be electrically neutral, so every ionic compound has an equal amount of positive and negative charges.
•Ex. NaCl
Na⁺ and Cl⁻
Referring to ionic compounds
Chemical formula
Indicate how many atoms of each element there are in a molecule.
Ex. Glucose C₆H₁₂O₆
6 Carbon atoms
12 hydrogen atoms
6 oxygen atoms
Common Polyatomic cations
NH₄⁺ Ammonium
H₃O⁺ Hydronium
Hg₂²⁺ Mercury (I)