Question

Binary ionic compounds are named in what pattern?
a. the metal followed by nonmetal.
b. the nonmetal followed by the metal.
c. the anion followed by the cation.
d. the metal followed by the polyatomic ion.

Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A. Binary ionic compounds are named by naming the metal followed by nonmetal. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day. Feel free to ask more questions.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is option a.

Explanation: Binary ionic compounds are the compounds made up of two ions, one is cation which is metal and another is anion which is a non-metal.

Rules for the naming of Binary Ionic compound.

1. First write the full name of cation.

2. The anion is named after using the suffix '-ide'. For example: If the anion is bromine, the name will be bromide and so on.

3. If the metal atom is Transition element, then the roman numeral is included after the metal name to indicate the oxidation number of the metal.

So, in order to write the name of Binary Ionic Compound, we first write metal followed by non-metal. Hence, the correct option is option a.