Practice - Naming Ionic Compounds - Main Group Metals

LiBr is called

• lithium bromine

• lithium (I) bromine

• lithium bromide

• lithuim (I) bromide

Which of these combinations is an ionic compound made of?

• Metal and Metal

• Nonmetal and Nonmetal

• Metal and Nonmetal

• Cation and Cation

Name the following ionic compound: BeCl₂

• beryllium chlorine

• beryllium II chloride

• beryllium chloride

• beryllium dichloride

Name the following ionic compound: Cs₂S

• cesium sulfide

• cesium sulfate

• cesium II sulfate

• cesium II sulfide

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

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Anion

• Cation

The number that tells you if an ion has lost or gained electrons

• atomic number

• oxidation number

• mass number

• electron number

Nonmetals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Metals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

In most cases, when naming you change the ending of the second element to ________.

• -ate.
• -ite.
• -ide.
• -ine.

Name this compound: 
KF

• Potassium fluoride
• Potassium fluorite
• Fluorine potasside 
• Potassium fluorate