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Is the formula charged? If not, this is likely not the naming scheme to use. See suggestions on the right.

Examine the atom in the position:

Naming Inorganic Compounds:  Try a new formula

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is one of the

atoms in this group: Cr As P S. Read more about this group.
We have assigned n = 4.

 

Examples

CrO42- n = 4 thus O4 = On O4 gets the "-ate" suffix CrO42- is named Chromate  
CrO32- n = 4 thus O3 = On-1 O3 gets the "-ite" suffix CrO32- is named Chromite  
CrO22- n = 4 thus O2 = On-2 O2 gets the
  "hypo" prefix and
   "-ite" suffix		 CrO22- is named Hypochromite
         
SO32- n = 4 thus O3 = On-1 O3 gets the "-ite" suffix SO32- is named Sulfite  

 

See also:
What are oxides?

Is the formula charged? If not, this is likely not the naming scheme to use.

Instead try either:

or

where the second is an Oxygen.

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