Chemistry Notes: when two or more element combine with oxygen
*the metal is named first
- the compound ends with part of the name of the 2nd element combined with 'ate' or 'ite'
e.g. Na2CO3 - sodium carbonate
ZnSO3 - zinc sulfite

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when two or more element combine with oxygen
*the metal is named first
- the compound ends with part of the name of the 2nd element combined with 'ate' or 'ite'
e.g. Na2CO3 - sodium carbonate
       ZnSO3 - zinc sulfite

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WHAT IS RULE TWO ?

Chemistry Notes

When two or more element combine with oxygen *the metal is named first - the compound ends with part of the name of the 2nd element combined with 'ate' or 'ite' e.g. Na2CO3 - sodium carbonate ZnSO3 - zinc sulfite

WHAT IS RULE TWO ?

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