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. <u>For Example:</u> is named as hydroxide, is named as sulfate and so on..