Question

What is the name of the compound fecl2? iron(ii) chloride iron chlorate iron(ii) chlorate iron dichloride

Answer 1

FeCl2 = Iron(II) chloride

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Answer 2

Answer: The name of $FeCl_2$ is iron (II) chloride.

Explanation:

$FeCl_2$ is an ionic compound because iron element is a metal and chlorine element is a non-metal. The bond formed between a metal and a non-metal is always ionic in nature.

The nomenclature of ionic compounds is given by:

• Positive ion is written first.
• In case of transition metals, the oxidation state are written in roman numerals in bracket infront of positive ions.
• The negative ion is written next and a suffix is added at the end of the negative ion. The suffix written is '-ide'.
• In case of polyatomic ions, the name of the ion is written as such. For Example: $OH^-$ is named as hydroxide, $SO_4^{2-}$ is named as sulfate and so on..

Hence, the name of $FeCl_2$ is iron (II) chloride.