Naming Ionic Compounds: Simple Ions and Polyatomic Ions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following endings is commonly used in naming ionic compounds?

• -ide

• -ous

• -ium

• -ene

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how ionic compounds are formed?

• Metals and non-metals share electrons equally

• Metals give electrons to non-metals, forming ions that stick together

• Non-metals give electrons to metals, forming molecules

• Metals and non-metals combine without transferring electrons

Open Ended

Explain why ions tend to be stable, using the concept of electron arrangements and the periodic table.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are correct steps for naming a simple ionic compound?

• Write the non-metal name first, then the metal name

• Write the metal name first, then the non-metal name with the ending changed to -ide

• Write both names unchanged

• Write the metal name first, then the non-metal name with the ending changed to -ate

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of polyatomic ions?

• SO4^2- (sulfate)

• Na+ (sodium ion)

• NO3^- (nitrate)

• Cl^- (chloride ion)

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between polyatomic ions ending with -ate and those ending with -ite?

• -ate ions have fewer oxygen atoms than -ite ions

• -ate ions have more oxygen atoms than -ite ions

• -ate ions are always negatively charged, -ite ions are positively charged

• -ate ions are found only in organic compounds

Open Ended

Can you name CaSO₄?

Match

Match the following

• AlP

• Ba(CN)₂

• Rb₂O

• Ca₃P₂

• BaSO₄

Aluminum phosphide

Barium cyanide

Rubidium oxide

Calcium phosphide

Barium sulfate

• Aluminum phosphide

• Barium cyanide

• Rubidium oxide

• Calcium phosphide

• Barium sulfate

Match

Match the following

• KBr

• K(NO₂)

• K₂O

• KOH

• KCN

Potassium bromide

Potassium nitrite

Potassium Oxide

Potassium hydroxide

Potassium cyanide

• Potassium bromide

• Potassium nitrite

• Potassium Oxide

• Potassium hydroxide

• Potassium cyanide

Drag and Drop

When you combine a metal and a nonmetal to form an ionic compound, you change the ending of the nonmetal to

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

-ide

-ine

-ic

-ate

-ite

Match

Match each compound with its correct name:

• CaBr₂

• LiF

• LiBr

• CaF₂

• LiCl

calcium bromide

lithium fluoride

lithium bromide

calcium fluoride

lithium chloride

• calcium bromide

• lithium fluoride

• lithium bromide

• calcium fluoride

• lithium chloride

Fill in the Blanks

Match

Match the polyatomic ion with the correct chemical formula

• Nitrite

• Nitrate

• Sulfite

• Sulfate

• Hydrogen sulfate

NO₂^-

NO₃^-

SO₃^-2

SO₄^-2

HSO₄^-

• NO₂^-

• NO₃^-

• SO₃^-2

• SO₄^-2

• HSO₄^-