You should have noted by now
that
–Oxygen becomes oxide.
–And compounds containing oxygen
and another element are referred to as
oxides.
–Nitrogen becomes nitride.
–Similarly compounds containing
nitrogen and another element are referred
to as nitrides.
–Chlorine becomes chloride, and
compounds containing chlorine and another
element are referred to as chlorides.
–Bromine becomes bromide, and
these binary compounds (compounds made
up of only two elements) are referred to as bromides.