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Rules

1. The Cation (positive ion) is named first, the Anion second.

2. Monoatomic Cations take the element name

                             Na⁺ --> Sodium

                             Ca²⁺ --> Calcium

3. Monoatomic Anions take the elements name and ends with "-ide"

                             Cl^- --> Chloride

                             NaCl --> Sodium Chloride

                             Li₃N --> Lithium Nitride

Note** Greek prefixes are not used to indicate the number of atoms of each element in the formula unit for the compound

 (e.g., Na₂O is named "sodium oxide" not "disodium oxide", or "disodium monoxide").

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