Throughout this activity you have developed a process for naming an ionic compound when given a formula. On a separate sheet of paper, create a flowchart of questions that you might ask yourself when naming an ionic compound.

In chemistry, the type of an atom (what element it is) is determined by: a) the number of protons it contains in its nucleus.b) the number of neutrons it contains in its nucleus.c) the number of protons it has in a cloud around the nucleus.d) the number of neutrons it has in a cloud around the nucleus.e) the number of electrons it exchanges with its neighbors.