What is the name of the compound fecl2? iron(ii) chloride iron chlorate iron(ii) chlorate iron dichloride

The name of is iron (II) chloride.

Explanation:

is an ionic compound because iron element is a metal and chlorine element is a non-metal. The bond formed between a metal and a non-metal is always ionic in nature.

The nomenclature of ionic compounds is given by:

Positive ion is written first.In case of transition metals, the oxidation state are written in roman numerals in bracket infront of positive ions.The negative ion is written next and a suffix is added at the end of the negative ion. The suffix written is '-ide'.In case of polyatomic ions, the name of the ion is written as such. For Example: is named as hydroxide, is named as sulfate and so on..

Hence, the name of is iron (II) chloride.

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