Binary compounds<span> are easy to </span>name<span>. The cation is always </span>named<span> first and gets its </span>name<span> from the </span>name <span>of the element. For example, K+ is </span>called<span> a potassium </span>ion<span>. An anion also takes its </span>name<span> from its element, but it adds the suffix -ide to it.</span>
The rows in the top third - This group consists of elements like Sodium, Magnesium, Potassium and Calcium on the right and Chlorine, Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen on the left.
Sodium and Chlorine are components of salt, a very important compound of our blood, essential for transferring electrical signals from the brain to the rest of the body and vice versa. Calcium is the building block of our bones, while Magnesium and potassium ensure proper functioning of our organs.
