Summary:

  • A ternary ionic compound is composed of three or more elements.
  • The cation, the anion, or both, is a polyatomic ion.
  • Not all ionic compounds are composed of only monatomic ions.
  • The process of naming ternaries is the same as naming binary ionic.
  • compounds.
  • Write the formulas for the following compounds:mercury(II) nitrateammonium phosphateammonia phosphatecalcium silicate lead lead chromate name the compound: K2O2.
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