Naming Molecular Compounds Worksheet – Extracted Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct word: The prefix for three atoms in a molecular compound is (a)   .

Choose the correct statement: Covalent compounds are formed between which types of elements?

• Two nonmetals

• A metal and a nonmetal

• Two metals

• A metal and a metalloid

Fill in the blank with the correct word: The suffix used at the end of the second element in a molecular compound’s name is usually (a)   .

Fill in the blank with the correct word: The compound CO is named carbon (a)   .

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Fill in the blank with the correct word: In the compound N2O5, the prefix used for nitrogen is (a)   .

Choose the correct formula: Which formula matches the name "dinitrogen tetroxide"?

• N2O4

• NO2

• N2O5

• NO

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Choose the correct name: What is the correct name for the compound SF6?

• Sulfur hexafluoride

• Sulfur pentafluoride

• Sulfur tetrafluoride

• Sulfur heptafluoride

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Choose the correct prefix: Which prefix is used to indicate five atoms?

• tetra-

• penta-

• hexa-

• nona-

Choose the best reason: Why is the name "chlorine fluoride" not enough to identify a specific compound?

• There are multiple compounds with different ratios of chlorine and fluorine

• Chlorine can’t bond with fluorine

• Chlorine fluoride is always ClF5

• Fluorine is a nonmetal

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Choose the correct identification: Which of the following is a binary molecular compound?

• NaBr

• ClF

• MgF2

• CuF2

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