What does an ATE or ITE at the end of a compound name usually indicate?

What does an ATE or ITE at the end of a compound name usually indicate?

The ending “ate” or “ite” indicates that there is a negative polyatomic ion (polyatomic anion). This means that the termination of the name will indicate the valence number of the element, if the number used is the highest or the lowest.

What is the ending for the names of all binary compounds?

The ‘ide’ is a suffix usually attached to the negatively charged ion or element in the compound. The ‘ide’ is used in the naming of binary compounds( compounds that is made up of only two elements eg. Sodium chloride). The ‘ide’ is a suffix usually attached to the negatively charged ion or element in the compound.

How do you know the name of a compound?

An ionic compound is named first by its cation and then by its anion. The cation has the same name as its element. For example, K+1 is called the potassium ion, just as K is called the potassium atom.

Are both elements and compounds are pure substances?

Elements and compounds are both examples of pure substances. A substance that can be broken down into chemically simpler components (because it has more than one element) is a compound. For example, water is a compound composed of the elements hydrogen and oxygen.

What is the principle used in the separation of mixture?

The principle used in the separation of a mixture employs a special property of one of the components of the mixture. For example, iron pieces mixed with sand can be separated using a magnet as iron gets attracted towards the magnet.

How will you separate the mixture of grass pebbles and sand?

By handpicking, the grass and pebbles are separated from the mixture. Hence Sand remains the same.

What type of mixture can be separated by handpicking?

components of a solid-solid mixture can be separated by hand picking and example dirt particles from pulses can be separated by hand picking method.