Essentially the term binary, meaning each different thing has two components. Binary ionic compounds have two ionic compounds, binary molecular compounds have two molecular compounds, and binary acids have two acids.
Ternary ionic compounds contain three elements, at least one metal and one nonmetal. are ternary ionic compounds. Binary molecular compounds contain two elements and both are nonmetals. ... A binary acid is an aqueous solution of a compound containing hydrogen and one other nonmetal.
