Binary compound

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A binary compound is a chemical compound consisting of only atoms of two different elements, e.g.: NaCl (Sodium Chloride) is a binary compound, as it is an ionically bound compound made up of two elements, and happens to be what we commonly know as table salt.

Metals with variable valences

“Stock”

 Metal + Valence of metal (As roman numerals) + Nonmetal + “-ide”

“Latin Method”

 Latin name of metal + “-ic” (For higher valence) / “-ous” (For lower valence) + Nonmetal + “-ide”

Binary Acids

 “Hydro-” + Nonmetal + “-ic” + “acid”

Binary Covalent Compounds

 Nonmetal + Nonmetal + "-ide"

Add appropriate prefix to denote the number of atoms in the element of the compound for both elements .

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