Type | Description | Examples |
Ion | Element with a Charge | Sodium ion, Na+ Chloride ion, Cl- |
Polyatomic Ion | Group of Elements with a Charge | Carbonate ion, CO32- Ammonium ion, NH4+ |
Binary Ionic | M + Single NM | Sodium chloride, NaCl Aluminum oxide, Al2O3 |
Ionic with Transition Metal | Transition M with NM or Polyatomic Ion | Iron (III) chloride, FeCl3 Manganese (II) sulfate, MnSO4 |
Molecular (also called Covalent) |
NNM + NM | Dinitrogen pentoxide, N2O5 Carbon monoxide, CO |
Organic | Compounds consisting primarily of C and H. | Methane, CH4 Ethane, C2H6 |