Naming Compounds

Sort the compounds by bond type.

Groups:

(a) Ionic

,

(b) Covalent

• CuS

• SO₂

• CO

• C₆H₁₂O₆

• NaCl

• NH₄Cl

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

What is the name for CuCl₂?

• copper chloride

• copper chlorine

• copper (I) chloride

• copper (II) chloride

What is the name of Al₂(SO₄)₃?

• aluminum sulfoxide

• aluminum (III) sulfide

• aluminum sulfate

• aluminum (III) sulfate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of NH₄Br?

• nitrogen bromide

• ammonium bromide

• nitrogen hydride

• ammonium bromine

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of Ca(OH)₂?

• calcium hydroxide

• calcium hydride

• calcium (II) hydroxide

• calcium oxyhydride

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of Co(NO₃)₂?

• copper (II) nitrate

• copper (II) nitroxide

• cobalt (II) nitrate

• cobalt (II) nitroxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Using the prefix word bank on the left hand side, match the prefix with their proper number.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

octa

tri

hepta

tetra

deca

nona

di

mono

penta

hexa

What is the name of XeF₄? (Hint: the compound is molecular)

• xenon fluoride

• xenon (IV) fluoride

• xenon tetrafluoride

• monoxenon tetrafluoride

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of Cl₂O?

• chlorine oxide

• chloride (I) oxide

• dichlorine oxide

• dichlorine monoxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of N₃S₅?

• trinitrogen pentasulfide

• nitrogen sulfide

• nitrogen pentasulfide

• nitrogen (V) sulfide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1