4.3 Naming Ionic Compounds / Formula Writing

The first step in naming an ionic compound is always...

• Naming the anion (non-metal)

• Changing the ending to -ide

• Naming the cation (metal)

• Writing the cation charge

Name the following ionic compound: BeCl₂

• beryllium chlorine
• beryllium II chloride
• beryllium chloride
• beryllium dichloride

What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide?

• LiO
• Li₂O
• LiO₂
• Li₂O₂

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following is NOT an ionic compound?

• CaO

• NaOH

• BaCl₂

• Br₂

From the following ionic compounds, choose the name-formula pair that is not correctly matched.

• sodium sulfide  Na₂S
• ammonium nitrate 
  NH₄NO₃
• sodium sulfate 
  Na₂SO₃
• calcium oxide  CaO

Name the following ionic compound: MgSO₄

• magnesium sulfoxide

• magnesium sulfide

• magnesium sulfate

• magnesium oxide

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The name of the compound Ca₃(PO₄)₂

• calcium phosphate
• tricalcium diphosphate
• calcium phosphorus oxide
• calcium phosphide

The formula of calcium phosphate is 

• CaPO₄
• Ca₂(PO₄)₃
• Ca₃PO₄
• Ca₃(PO₄)₂

What is the name of Al(NO₃)₃?

• Aluminum trinitrate
• Monoaluminum nitrate
• Aluminum (III) nitrate
• Aluminum Nitrate

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The chemical compound for sodium phosphate would be:

• NaPO₄
• Na₂PO₄
• Na₃PO₄
• Na(PO₄)₃

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