Gen Chem Nomenclature ONCE AND FOR ALL!

[wired202808]

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Guys,

Whats a quick and dirty way to remember when its Nitric, Nitrous, Hyponitric, Nitrite, Nitrate?

All that jazz!

 

[ajhalls3]

You mean like this? I made this my Freshman year

Alan

 

[wired202808]

You mean like this? I made this my Freshman year

Alan

its way too small any way to get a bigger image?

 

[radmazindds]

-ous (smaller +, more electrons) [example - Fe2+ = ferrous]
-ic (larger +, fewer electrons) [example - Fe3+ = ferric]

hypo--ite (ClO- = hypochlorite)
-ite (ClO2- = chlorite)
-ate (ClO3- = chlorate)
per--ate (ClO4- = perchlorate)

HYPO = less (oxygens)
hyPER = more (oxygens)

i don't know how to remember it in a dirty way. but that should be it... i hope.

oh, how about this one:
I is always smaller than US (or "A") so whenever u have an "I" in there, u know it refers to fewer oxygens and/or fewer electrons.

there we go. now at least I'll never forget... hope it helped!

PS. I feel like going through this forum is good DAT prep in itself. 👍

Guys,

Whats a quick and dirty way to remember when its Nitric, Nitrous, Hyponitric, Nitrite, Nitrate?

All that jazz!

 

[Msmouth]

-ous (smaller +, more electrons) [example - Fe2+ = ferrous]
-ic (larger +, fewer electrons) [example - Fe3+ = ferric]

hypo--ite (ClO- = hypochlorite)
-ite (ClO2- = chlorite)
-ate (ClO3- = chlorate)
per--ate (ClO4- = perchlorate)

HYPO = less (oxygens)
hyPER = more (oxygens)

i don't know how to remember it in a dirty way. but that should be it... i hope.

oh, how about this one:
I is always smaller than US (or "A") so whenever u have an "I" in there, u know it refers to fewer oxygens and/or fewer electrons.

there we go. now at least I'll never forget... hope it helped!

PS. I feel like going through this forum is good DAT prep in itself. 👍

Not dirty but the only thing I can keep in my head is after you "ate" something you might say "ic".

 

[wired202808]

-ous (smaller +, more electrons) [example - Fe2+ = ferrous]
-ic (larger +, fewer electrons) [example - Fe3+ = ferric]

hypo--ite (ClO- = hypochlorite)
-ite (ClO2- = chlorite)
-ate (ClO3- = chlorate)
per--ate (ClO4- = perchlorate)

HYPO = less (oxygens)
hyPER = more (oxygens)

i don't know how to remember it in a dirty way. but that should be it... i hope.

oh, how about this one:
I is always smaller than US (or "A") so whenever u have an "I" in there, u know it refers to fewer oxygens and/or fewer electrons.

there we go. now at least I'll never forget... hope it helped!

PS. I feel like going through this forum is good DAT prep in itself. 👍

thanks a lot RAD! Appreciate the help!