Question
What is the correct name for the ionic compound, CdBr2?
? cadmium dibromide
? cadmium bromide
? carbon dibromide
? cadmium bromine
? bromine cadmide
? cadmium dibromide
? cadmium bromide
? carbon dibromide
? cadmium bromine
? bromine cadmide
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct name for the ionic compound CdBr2 is **cadmium bromide**.
In naming ionic compounds, the cation (positive ion) comes first followed by the anion (negative ion). In this case, Cd is cadmium and Br is bromide. The prefix "di-" is typically used for covalent compounds, not ionic ones, which is why "cadmium bromide" is the correct name.
In naming ionic compounds, the cation (positive ion) comes first followed by the anion (negative ion). In this case, Cd is cadmium and Br is bromide. The prefix "di-" is typically used for covalent compounds, not ionic ones, which is why "cadmium bromide" is the correct name.