Naming Covalent and Ionic Compounds

Name the following: MgO

• Magnesium Oxide

• Monomagnesium monoxide

• Magnesium monoxide

• Magnesium (II) oxide

Name the following: NO₂

• Nitrogen oxide

• Mononitrogen dioxide

• Nitrogen dioxide

• Nitrogen (II) oxide

Name the following: CF₄

• Carbon fluoride

• Monocarbon tetrafluoride

• Carbon tetrafluoride

• Carbon fluorate

Name the following: N₂O₅

• Nitrogen oxide

• Dinitrogen pentoxide

• Nitrous oxide

• Nitrogen pentoxide

Name the following: CuO

• Copper oxide

• Copper (II) oxide

• Monocopper monoxide

• Copper monoxide

Name the following: C₃H₈

• Tricarbon octahydride

• Carbon hydride

• Carbon octahydride

• Tricarbon hydride

Name the following: NH₃

• Nitrogen hydrogen

• Nitrogen trihydrogen

• Mononitrogen trihydride

• Nitrogen trihydride

An ionic compound of calcium and chlorine would be named

• calcium chlorine.
• calcium chlorite.
• calcium chloride.
• chlorine calcium.

A covalent compound made of one sulfur and two oxygen atoms would be named

• sulfur dioxide.
• sulfur oxide.
• disulfur oxide.
• sulfide oxygen.

The chemical formula for an ionic compound of aluminum and chlorine is

• AlCl.
• ClAl.
• AlCl₃.
• Al₃Cl.

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