Naming Ionic Compounds

What is the name of the chemical with the formula: MgSO₄ ?

• Magnesium sulfide

• Magnesium sulfur

• Magnesium sulfate

• Manganese sulfide

What is the name for Li₂O ?

• Lithium oxygen

• Lithide oxide

• Dilithium oxide

• Lithium oxide

What is the name of the compound AlBr₃ ?

• Aluminum bromide

• Aluminide bromine

• Aluminum tribromide

• Aluminum bromine

What is the name of KOH ?

• Potassium oxide

• Potassium hydroxide

• Potassium oxide hydride

• Potassium oxygen hydrogen

What is the formula for an ionic compound made from aluminum and oxygen?

• Al₃O₂

• AlO

• Al₂O₃

• O₃Al₂

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the formula for an ionic with the name sodium carbonate ?

• NaC

• Na₄C

• Na₂CO

• Na₂CO₃

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the correct formula for a compound named Lithium sulfide ?

• Li₂S

• LiS

• Li₂SO₄

• LiSO₄

What is the correct formula for a compound named Potassium nitride?

• KNO₃

• KN

• K₃NO₃

• K₃N

An ionic compound is typically made of...

• 2 metals

• 2 nonmetals

• 1 metal and 1 nonmetal

• Ionic compounds are only made of polyatomic ions

In a covalent bond, electrons are...

• Transferred from one atom to another

• Shared between atoms

• Destroyed

• Not part of the bond

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1