The systematic name of NH4ClO3 is ammonium chlorate.
In this compound, NH4+ represents the ammonium ion, which is a positively charged polyatomic ion. ClO3- is the chlorate ion, a negatively charged polyatomic ion, composed of chlorine and oxygen atoms. When these two ions combine, they form ammonium chlorate. The systematic naming convention involves identifying the cation (ammonium) and the anion (chlorate) and combining their names to reflect the compound’s composition.