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Introductory Chemistry

Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter 5

Nomenclature - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

Naming Compounds

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Problem 1

The "Chemistry in Focus" segment Sugar of Lead discusses $\mathrm{Pb}\left(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}_{2}\right)_{2}$ , which originally was known as sugar of lead.
a. Why was it called sugar of lead?
b. What is the systematic name for Pb $\left(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}_{2}\right)_{2}$ ?
c. Why is it necessary to have a system for the naming of chemical compounds?

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Problem 2

What is a binary chemical compound? What are the two major types of binary chemical compounds? Give three examples of each type of binary compound.

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