First thing I learned in Nomenclature

The first day that we learned how to name binary compounds was a little frightening. We learned where the metals and non-metals were listed on the periodic table and what to look and add to a new period table. We also learned how to name Type 1 binary ionic compounds. Type 1 compounds include both a metal cation and a non-metal anion. The cation comes first in the name and is always positively charged. The anion is second, when naming, and is negatively charged. When you name Type 1 binary compounds you write the name of the cation without changing it and then write the anion and drop the ending and add -ide to the end. Overall it is not that hard to do.