Chemical Nomenclature Pre-Test

The Greek prefix for 4 is?

• quad

• tetra
• tri

silver nitride

•  Ag₃N

• AgNO

• AgNO₃

• AgN

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following is not named correctly?

• KNO₃ - potassium nitrate

• FeCl₃ - iron (III) chloride

• Na₂O - disodium oxide

• SF₆ - sulfur hexafluoride

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

N₂O₃

• nitrogen oxide

• dinitrogen oxide

• nitrogen trioxide

• dinitrogen trioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The name for Al(OH)₃ is

• aluminum(III) hydroxide

• aluminum trihydroxide

• aluminum hydroxide

• monaluminum trihydroxide

• aluminum(I) hydroxide

What kind of chemical bond forms between a metal and a nonmetal?

• Covalent bond
• Ionic bond
• Can be either covalent or ionic
• Hydrogen bond

What is a cation? 

• a metal with a negative (-) charge
• a non-metal with a negative (-) charge 
• a metal with a positive (+) charge 
• a non-metal with a positive (+) charge

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

The name of FeCl₂ is

• iron chloride

• iron (II) chloride

• iron (I) chloride

• iron dichloride

What is the ionic charge of S? Select both the number and the charge (+ or -).

• 1

• 2

• 3

• +

• -

What is the ionic charge of Be? Select both the number and the charge (+ or -).

• 1

• 2

• 3

• +

• -