Chemical Nomenclature Lesson

What will be the compound name of the following chemical formula?

NaCl

• potassium chloride

• sodium chloride

• sodium(I) chloride

• sodium chlorine

CuC₂H₃O₂

• copper(II) acetate

• copper acetate

• copper(I) acetate

• cubrium(I) acetate

MgS

• magnesium sulfide

• monomagnesium monosulfide

• magnesium monosulfide

• magnesium(II) sulfide

NH₄Cl

• ammonium chloride

• ammonium chlorine

• nitrogen hydrogen chlorate

• nitrogen hydrogen chlorite

What is the name of Cu²⁺?

• copper ion

• copper(II) ion

• copper(I) ion

• copperide ion

FePO₄

• iron phosphate

• iron(III) phosphate

• iron(I) phosphate

• iron(I) phosphorus oxide

_______ gain electrons to become ions.

• Cations

• Anions

• Type II metals

• Polyatomic ions

Write the formula for copper(I) phosphide?

• Cu₃P

• CuP

• Cu₁P

• CuP₃

When the chalcogens become ions, they will _______ (lose/gain) _______ electrons to become a(n) _______ (anion/cation) with a _______ charge.

• gain, 2, cation, +2

• lose, 2, cation, +2

• gain, 2, anion, -2

• lose, 2, anion, -2

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Name this compound:

Li₂SO₃

• lithium sulfate

• lithium sulfite

• lithium sulfur oxide

• lithium sulfide