IPC - Naming Ionic Compounds

Binary compounds are composed of _____ atoms.

• two

• one

• four

• many

For an ion, the oxidation number is ______.

• one less than the charge on the ion

• the same as the charge on the ion

• zero

• always negative

A binary compound made with phosphorus will end with the word ______.

• phosphate

• phosphorus

• phosphite

• phosphide

A complex ion is _____.

• an ion made from a large atom

• a single atom that has formed an ion

• only found in compounds

• an ion with more than one atom

A polyatomic ion is another name for a _____ ion.

• positive

• complex

• negative

• neutral

LiBr is called

• lithium bromine

• lithium (I) bromine

• lithium bromide

• lithuim (I) bromide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The name of FeCl₂ is

• iron chloride

• iron (II) chloride

• iron (I) chloride

• iron dichloride

Name the following ionic compound: BeCl₂

• beryllium chlorine

• beryllium II chloride

• beryllium chloride

• beryllium dichloride

When naming ionic compounds with transition metals you need to include roman numerals to show the _____ of the metal..

• atomic number

• mass number

• charge

• ionization energy

When naming a compound, which of these is written first?

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Anion

• Cation