Chemical Nomenclature

The name of Mg₃N₂ is

• manganese nitride
• magnesium nitride
• magnesium (III) nitride
• trimagnesium dinitride

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

The name of FeCl₂ is

• iron chloride
• iron (II) chloride
• iron (I) chloride
• iron dichloride

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

The name of Cu₃N₂ is

• copper (III) nitride
• copper (II) nitride
• copper nitride
• tricopper dinitride

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

The chemical formula of magnesium phosphide is

• MgP
• Mg₂P₃
• Mg₃P₂
• Mg₃(PO₄)₂

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

K⁺, O^-2

• KO
• K₂O
• K_-2O₂
• O₂K

Ca⁺², O^-2

• CaO
• OCa
• Ca_-2O₊₂
• Ca₂O₂

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Ba⁺², Br^-1

• BrBa
• Br₂Ba₂
• BaBr₂
• Br₂Ba

 Al⁺³, S^-2

• AlS₃
• Al₂S₃
• S₃Al₂

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Ca⁺²P^-3

• PCa
• P₂Ca₃
• CaP
• Ca₃P₂

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Ionic compounds are written with

• cation (+ ion) first then anion (- ion)
• anion (- ion) first then cation (+ ion)
• either way is fine
• polyatomic ions first