When naming a compound made from a metal and a non-metal, what is done to the name of the second element?

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Metals combine with nonmetals to give ionic compounds. When naming binary ionic compounds, name the cation first (specifying the charge, if necessary), then the nonmetal anion (element stem + -ide). Hope this helps!

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