What is the correct name for $L i_{3} N$ $Li_3N$ ?

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What is the correct name for $L i_{3} N$ $Li_3N$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-06T07:02:06

Well, I'd call it $lithium nitride$ $"lithium nitride"$ .....

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Answer 2 · 2016-12-06T07:04:34

Here's my thought process:

$Li$ $"Li"$ is lithium, and $N$ $"N"$ is nitrogen.
$Li$ $"Li"$ is on the first column of the periodic table, and $N$ $"N"$ is three columns away from the noble gases.

$\Rightarrow$ $=>$ $Li$ $"Li"$ is a metal and $N$ $"N"$ is a nonmetal.
$\Rightarrow$ $=>$ ${Li}_{3} N$ $"Li"_3"N"$ is anticipated to be an ionic compound, where ${Li}^{+}$ $"Li"^(+)$ is the cation and $N^{3 -}$ $"N"^(3-)$ is the anion.

$\Rightarrow$ $=>$ The name of the anion, $N^{3 -}$ $"N"^(3-)$ , will end in "-ide" and you will drop the "-ogen" to replace it with "-ide".

$\Rightarrow$ $=>$ Append "lithium" at the beginning, because lithium is the cation.

$\Rightarrow$ $=>$ Lithium nitride

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