Naming Ionic Compounds

Which of these combinations is an ionic compound made of?

• Metal and Metal

• Nonmetal and Nonmetal

• Metal and Nonmetal

• Cation and Cation

How many potassium (K) atoms are there in the ionic compound K₃P?

• 1

• 3

• 1+

• 3+

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Match the following:

• N

• Chemical Equation

• Ag

• Cation

• Ag₃ + N = Ag₃N

• Chemical Formula

• Ag₃N

• Anion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

When naming an ionic compound, which elemental name stays exactly as it is? (Hint: in the current naming method)

• The cation

• The anion

When naming an ionic compound, how do you change the nonmetal element name?

• change to the suffix -ic

• change to the suffix to -ous

• change the suffix to -ide

• change the prefix to di-

When ionic compounds include a transition element which can make multiple ions, you must put the ​ (a)   after the ​ (b)   name, which gives the ​ (c)  

of the metal ion. ​

• Roman numeral
• charge
• metal's
• ion type
• nonmetal's
• valence number

The overall charge of an ionic compound, like NaCl, must equal _____.

• positive

• 0

• negative

• 2

What is the correct chemical formula of an ionic compound containing Na¹⁺  F^1- ?
     

• NaF
• NaF₃
• Na₃F
• Na₁F₂

What is the chemical formula of the ionic bond for the ions K¹⁺  S^2-  ? (Hint: use the drop and cross method)

• KS
• K₈S
• K₆S₃
• K₂S

What is the chemical formula of the ionic compound containing the ions Al³⁺  O^2-  ? (Hint: use the drop and cross method)       

• AlO
• Al₂O₃
• Al₃O₆
• Al₃O₂

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1