The Stock System for Naming Metallic Cations
This is a basic exercise in naming simple binary compounds which contain metals. Since its effective use requires analysis of text input there are some basic rules:
- Stock notation must be used on this page.
- Common names such as "ferrous" are not used.
- Spelling matters very much. No effort has been made to analyze input against possible spelling errors. There is a button below which can be pushed to display the spelling of all polyatomic ions used on this page.
- Capitalization does not matter, the page can adjust for improper capitalization.
- All compounds on this page can be viewed as simple binary compounds.
- For those combinations for which prefixes are not needed,e.g. CaCl2, their use will result in an error.
Operation:
- Pressing "Display Spellings" will open a window containing the spelling used for the polyatomic ions on this page. The user should refer to periodic tables or other sources for spelling of elements.
- Pressing "New Compound" causes a small window to appear with a formula, two empty cells and a "Check Answer" button.
- Enter the first "part" of the compound in the first cell and the second "part" in the second cell.
- Enter the proper Stock notation using the select window between the "first" and "second" parts.
- Press "Check Answer."
- Detailed results and score appear in the table on the top page.
- If you get all or part of the name incorrect, you may go back and correct your answer and resubmit it.
- If you miss a problem three times, pressing "Show Answer" will cause the correct answer to appear.