Answer to Question #263181 in General Chemistry for Tali

Question

What is the importance of naming compound in the society?

Answer 1

Importance of naming compounds

Primarily, naming of compound identify a compound by means of written or spoken words

In naming of a compound, basic information about the compound are conveyed, like oxidation number ,for example in the name Iron(iii) Chloride. Other properties like class or category of compound, structure and composition maybe contained in a name.

Naming ensure that no ambiguity in left concerning which chemical compound is referred to because names are unique. Each compound name refers to a single substance

Naming of compounds, ensure a universal naming system with a set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compound.

The nomenclature used worldwide is mostly developed by International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)