Naming oxoanions
Prefixes
No. of O atoms
root
per
ate
ate
ite
ite
hypo
root
root
root
Root
Suffixes
Examples
ClO4-
ClO3-
ClO2-
ClO-
perchlorate
chlorate
chlorite
hypochlorite
Numerical Prefixes for Hydrates and Binary Covalent Compounds
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