naming order of things outside the bracket

[RenuChepuru1L]

How do you know to name the compounds outside the bracket before the compound or after? I've seen it vary with different examples and Im wondering if there is a rule or not

[AtreyiMitra2L]

When the atom outside is the cation, you name it first. When the atom outside is the anion, you name it last. When it is last, you add the ending -ide. No such thing is necessary when it is first.

[Abigail Urbina 1K]

I was confused at first as well when I encountered some of the questions on the homework. Then I realized that the cation always precedes the coordination sphere and the anion always proceeds the coordination sphere.

To think of it in simpler terms, think of a compound as simple as NaCl - the cation Na comes first and then the anion Cl comes after. Therefore, when you're writing out a formula, look at it in terms of charge.