-Cl^-,Br^-,I- except with Ag,Pb,Hg

-SO₄^2- except with Ca,Sr,Ba,Pb

-metal oxides except with Ca, Sr, Ba -OH- except with Group I and Ca, Sr, Ba

-CO₃^2-, PO₄^3-,S^2-,SO₃^2- except with group I and ammonium

-drop ending and add "ide"

H^-

-ends with "ite"

-nitrite NO₂^-

-ends with "ate"

-NO₃^-

-prefix "hypo"

-hypochlorite ClO^-

-dissociate completely into its ions

-ionic compounds and highly polar covalent bonds

-NaCl HCl

-moles/total moles

-sum of mole fractions in a system is always 1