I'm only glad that wasn't me making a huge ass of myself last night. Although, it would have been a lot more fun.
Yes I know I'm speaking cryptically, but it is only so as to protect the identity of said huge ass.
It's okay. I don't judge. One cannot keep one's cool forever.
Random thought: Isn't it amazing that a single misspelling can completely decimate the reader's respect for a writer's thought? Well it does if I am the reader. What do you think?
Chemistry 101: Naming Compounds
1. If the formula of the compound begins with Hydrogen (H), then it is an acid and must therefore be aqueous. Aqueous simply means dissolved in water and is denoted with aq in a chemical formula.
a. If the acid contains no polyatomic ion, or contains a polyatomic ion ending with -ate, then it's name will end with -ic.
b. If the acid contains a polyatomic ion ending with -ite, then it's name will end with -ous.
2. If the chemical formula begins with a metal that has more than one oxidation number, then the first part of that compound's name will be the name of the metal followed by roman numerals expressing it's specific oxidative state. If metal does not have more than one oxidation number than the name will simply begin with the name of the metal.
a. In either case, end the name with -ide if the compound does not contain a polyatomic ion.
b. If the compound does contain a polyatomic ion, then the name will end with -ate or -ite depending upon the name of the specific polyatomic ion therein contained.
3. If the compound contains only non-metals, then the name will begin with the name of the first element preceded by the appropriate prefix denoting the number of atoms of the first element present in the compound. The name will end similarly with the name of the other element and it's appropriate prefix, followed finally by the ending -ide.
a. Take note that if only a single atom of the first element is present in the compound the prefix mono- should not be used. It should be left out and the name of the compound should simply begin with the name of the first element.
b. If the acid contains a polyatomic ion ending with -ite, then it's name will end with -ous.
2. If the chemical formula begins with a metal that has more than one oxidation number, then the first part of that compound's name will be the name of the metal followed by roman numerals expressing it's specific oxidative state. If metal does not have more than one oxidation number than the name will simply begin with the name of the metal.
a. In either case, end the name with -ide if the compound does not contain a polyatomic ion.
b. If the compound does contain a polyatomic ion, then the name will end with -ate or -ite depending upon the name of the specific polyatomic ion therein contained.
3. If the compound contains only non-metals, then the name will begin with the name of the first element preceded by the appropriate prefix denoting the number of atoms of the first element present in the compound. The name will end similarly with the name of the other element and it's appropriate prefix, followed finally by the ending -ide.
a. Take note that if only a single atom of the first element is present in the compound the prefix mono- should not be used. It should be left out and the name of the compound should simply begin with the name of the first element.
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