Salt nomenclature
What Salt nomenclature means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Naming the salt requires identifying both the positive ion from the base, alkali or carbonate and the negative ion from the acid.
Deriving the salt name from the metal or ammonium ion plus the acid ending, such as chloride from hydrochloric acid.
Topics that use Salt nomenclature
- Neutralisation of acids and salt production (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acid anions
- Acids, bases and alkalis
- Balanced equations and state symbols
- Gas tests and observations
- Metal and ammonium ions
- Neutralisation reactions
- Patterns in chemical reactions
- Positive ion
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