You are given the chemical formula. So, i think you need the chemical name of the compound for the given formula.
Chemical formula: Sr3P2
In this formula, strontium (Sr) is the metal and phosphorous is a non-metal. So, the compound is ionic.
Strontium forms only one type of cation.
The names of binary ionic compound that contains a metal that forms only one type of cation take the form:
Name of cation (metal) followed by base name of anion (non-metal) + ide
So, the chemical name of the given chemical formula, Sr3P2 is Strontium phosphide.
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