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Nomenclature of Ionic Compounds

Question 4 • IA-Chemistry A Survey of Chemistry A

What name should be used for the ionic compound LiI?

Answer
A
lithium iodide
B
lithium monoiodide
C
monolithium iodide
D
monolithium monoiodide

Explanation

Ionic compounds are named by stating the metal cation first, followed by the nonmetal anion with an -ide ending. Li is lithium and I is iodide, so LiI is lithium iodide. Prefixes such as “mono-” are not used when naming ionic compounds.

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