guyia19901 guyia19901
  • 24-10-2019
  • Chemistry
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Explain why sulfur aluminide is not a correct name for the ionic compound formed between sulfur and aluminum

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yuki72
yuki72 yuki72
  • 24-10-2019
Because the metal goes before the non metal. The correct way would be aluminum sulfide. This is an ionic compound.
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jbiain jbiain
  • 17-01-2020

Answer:

Sulfur aluminide is not a correct name because an aluminide is a compound that has aluminium with more electropositive elements, and sulfur is less electropositive (or more electronegative) than aluminium.

The correct name for this compound is Aluminum sulfide with the formula Al2S3.

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