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How to Write the Name for KClO4

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 KClO4 use the hints and resources below to help write the name.

Hint for Naming KClO4

So .... since we have a metal (K) attached to a group of non-metals (ClO4) this is a ternary ionic compound.

Note that it is K Cl(as in chlorine) O4.
  • Write the name given on the Periodic Table for K.
  • Look up the name for ClO4 on the Common Ion Table.
  • That's it - you've named a ternary ionic compound.

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