WorksheetsNaming Ionic and Covalent Compounds
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An ionic compound of calcium and chlorine would be named
a)
calcium chlorine.
b)
calcium chlorite.
c)
calcium chloride.
d)
chlorine calcium.
2.
A covalent compound made of one sulfur and two oxygen atoms would be named
a)
sulfur dioxide.
b)
sulfur oxide.
c)
disulfur oxide.
d)
sulfide oxygen.
3.
An ionic compound made of copper (Cu2+) and oxygen would be named
a)
copper oxygen.
b)
copper oxide.
c)
dicopper oxide.
d)
copper(II) oxide.
4.
The covalent compound N2O5 would be named
a)
nitrogen oxide.
b)
dinitrogen oxide.
c)
nitrogen pentoxide.
d)
dinitrogen pentoxide.
5.
Because the overall charge in a compound must be ____________, the charge of iron in Fe2O3 can be calculated as 3+.
a)
2+
b)
1+
c)
0
d)
1-
6.
In the compound TiO2, titanium has a charge of
a)
4+
b)
2+
c)
2-
d)
4-
7.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of aluminum and chlorine is
a)
AlCl.
b)
ClAl.
c)
AlCl3.
d)
Al3Cl.
8.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of potassium and oxygen is
a)
KO.
b)
K2O.
c)
K2O2.
d)
KO2.
9.
The ____________ formula of a compound is written in the simplest whole number ratio of atoms.
a)
chemical
b)
empirical
c)
ionic
d)
molecular
10.
The formula C6H12O6 would be the ______________ formula for glucose.
a)
chemical and empirical
b)
chemical and molecular
c)
empirical and structural
d)
molecular and empirical
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