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How to Write the Name for NiI

Learning to name chemical compounds requires that you:

  • Determine the type of compound you are working with.
  • Apply the rules for naming that type of compound.
  • Practice until it becomes second nature.
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For NiI use the hints and resources below to help write the name.

Hint for Naming NiI

Ni is a transition metal and Iodine is a non-metal. This is an ionic compound.
  • Name the metal as it appears on the Periodic Table.
  • Name the non-metal (Iodine) by replacing the ine with ide.
  • Look at the chemical formula to find the charge for Ni. Since I has an ionic charge of -1, and we have One I atom, Ni will have to have a charge of +1. To show that we write the Roman Numeral one, like this (I), after the name for Ni.
    Don't get the I for Iodine confused with the Roman Numeral (I)!

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