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WorksheetsNaming Compounds
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What will be the compound name of the following chemical formula?
NaCl
NaCl
a)
Potassium Chloride
b)
Sodium Chloride
c)
Calcium Chloride
d)
Sodium Chlorine
2.
Which is the correct name for CaBr2?
a)
Calcium Bromine
b)
Bromine Calcium
c)
Calcium Bromide
d)
Carbon and Bromine
3.
which types of elements become cations?
a)
nonmetals
b)
all metals
c)
only transition metals
d)
some metals and some metalloids
4.
What is the formula of Sodium oxide?
a)
Na2O
b)
NaO2
c)
Na2O2
d)
Na2O
5.
What is the formula of calcium oxide?
a)
CaO2
b)
CaO
c)
Ca2O
d)
CO
6.
Which of the following is a characteristic property of ionic compounds?
a)
They form hard, brittle crystals with characteristic shapes
b)
They have low melting points
c)
They have low boiling points
d)
They contain no charged particles
7.
In the chemical formula for an ionic compound, which item is written first?
a)
positive ion
b)
negative ion
c)
subscript
d)
the female
8.
Ionic compounds are formed when one or more valence electrons are transferred from _____
a)
a nonmetal atom to a metal atom
b)
a nonmetal atom to a nonmetal atom
c)
a metal atom to a nonmetal atom
d)
a metal atom to a metal atom
9.
A binary covalent bond exists between
a)
2 metals
b)
1 metal and 1 nonmetal
c)
2 nonmetals
d)
Any 2 elements
10.
What is the correct chemical formula for Nitrogen Triiodide?
a)
NI3
b)
N3I3
c)
NOI
d)
NeI3
11.
What is the correct name for C4H6?
a)
Carbon Hexahydride
b)
Pentacarbon Pentahydride
c)
Hexacarbon Tetrahydride
d)
Tetracarbon Hexahydride
12.
What is the correct name for NO?
a)
Mononitrogen Monoxide
b)
Nitrogen Monoxide
c)
Mononitrogen Dioxide
d)
Nitrogen Oxide
13.
What is the formula for Tricarbon Octahydride?
a)
Ca3O
b)
C2H8
c)
C3H8
d)
Ca3H8
14.
What is Sulfur Trichloride?
a)
SCl3
b)
SiCl3
c)
SCl4
d)
Si3Cl
15.
What is the name of CO
a)
Carbon oxide
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Carbon II oxide
16.
Most elements are trying to get how many electrons in their outer shell?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
16
d)
32
17.
Name for N2O3
a)
nitrogen oxide
b)
dinitrogen oxide
c)
dinitrogen trioxide
d)
nitrogen (II) oxide
18.
Name for P3O7
a)
phosphorus oxide
b)
triphosphorus pentaoxide
c)
heptaphosphorus trioxide
d)
triphosphorus heptaoxide
19.
Formula for iron (III) oxide
a)
Fe3O
b)
Fe2O3
c)
FeO3
d)
FeO
20.
Name for N2O
a)
nitrogen oxide
b)
dinitrogen monoxide
c)
dinitrogen oxide
d)
nitrogen dioxide
21.
Name for CO3
a)
carbon oxide
b)
carbon trioxide
c)
carbonate
d)
carbon (III) oxide
22.
Formula for disulfur hexafluoride
a)
SF3
b)
S6F2
c)
S2F6
d)
SF6
23.
aluminum bromide
a)
Al2O3
b)
Al2Br3
c)
AlBr3
d)
Al3Br
24.
xenon tetrafluoride
a)
XeF4
b)
XeF
c)
Xe4F
d)
XeFO4
25.
An ionic compound of calcium and chlorine would be named
a)
calcium chlorine.
b)
calcium chlorite.
c)
calcium chloride.
d)
chlorine calcium.
26.
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.
27.
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.
28.
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-
29.
In the compound TiO2, titanium has a charge of
a)
4+
b)
2+
c)
2-
d)
4-
30.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of aluminum and chlorine is
a)
AlCl.
b)
ClAl.
c)
AlCl3.
d)
Al3Cl.
31.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of potassium and oxygen is
a)
KO.
b)
K2O.
c)
K2O2.
d)
KO2.
32.
Which of the following is NOT an ionic compound:
a)
CaO
b)
NaOH
c)
BaCl2
d)
Br2
33.
Which of the following is an ionic compound:
a)
CH4
b)
I2
c)
LiBr2
d)
CO
34.
What would be the proper chemical formula for combining Al3+ and Cl- :
a)
AlCl3
b)
Al3Cl
c)
AlCl
d)
Al3Cl3
35.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride
36.
name the following ionic compound: NaF
a)
nitrogen fluorine
b)
sodium fluoride
c)
nitrogen fluoride
d)
sodium fluorine
37.
Name the following ionic compound: Cs2S
a)
cesium sulfide
b)
cesium sulfate
c)
cesium II sulfate
d)
cesium II sulfide
38.
Name the following compound: FeCl3
a)
iron chloride
b)
iron III chloride
c)
iron chlorate
d)
iron III chlorate
39.
Which of the following combinations would need roman numerals in the name?
a)
potassium + fluorine
b)
beryllium + oxygen
c)
boron + iodine
d)
silver + oxygen
40.
What is the charge on the hydroxide ion?
a)
0
b)
-1
c)
-2
d)
-3
41.
When naming ionic compounds with transition metals you need to include roman numerals to show the _____ of the metal..
a)
atomic number
b)
mass number
c)
charge
d)
ionization energy
42.
A negative ion has gained a(n)
a)
proton
b)
electron
c)
neutron
d)
quark
43.
Metal ions are always
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
free
44.
Non-Metal ions are always
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
free
45.
When naming you always change the ending of the second element to ________.
a)
-ate.
b)
-ite.
c)
-ide.
d)
-ine.
46.
Nobel gases have an oxidation of
a)
-1
b)
-2
c)
-3
d)
Nobel gases never gain or lose electrons, no exceptions.
47.
LiBr is called
a)
lithium bromine
b)
lithium (I) bromine
c)
lithium bromide
d)
lithuim (I) bromide
48.
Name this compound:
KF
KF
a)
Potassium fluoride
b)
Potassium fluorite
c)
Fluorine potasside
d)
Potassium fluorate
49.
Name the following ionic compound: Cs2S
a)
cesium sulfide
b)
cesium sulfate
c)
cesium II sulfate
d)
cesium II sulfide
50.
sodium nitride
a)
NaNO3
b)
NaN
c)
NaN3
d)
Na3N
51.
What is the formula for Calcium phosphide?
a)
CaP
b)
Ca2P3
c)
Ca3P2
d)
Ca2P
52.
CaI2
a)
calcium diodide
b)
calcium iodide
c)
calcium iodate
d)
calcium iodine
53.
Na2S
a)
Disodium sulfide
b)
Sodium sulfide
c)
Sodium monosulfide
d)
Nitrogen sulfide
54.
What is the chemical formula for Tetrasulfur pentoxide?
a)
SO
b)
S4O
c)
S4O5
d)
S5O4
55.
What is the name of C3Cl8 ?
a)
Carbon octachloride
b)
Tricarbon octachloride
c)
Carbon trichloride
d)
Octacarbon trichloride
56.
What is the chemical formula for Nitrogen triiodide?
a)
NI
b)
N3I
c)
NI3
d)
None of these
57.
What is the name of Br6F10 ?
a)
Bromium fluoride
b)
Hexabromine fluoride
c)
Bromium decafluoride
d)
none of the above
58.
What is the name of CO
a)
Carbon oxide
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Carbon II oxide
59.
What is the chemical formula for Fluorine trisulfide ?
a)
S3F
b)
FS3
c)
FS
d)
none of the above
60.
What is the name of NO3 ?
a)
Nitrogen trioxide
b)
Nitrogen oxide
c)
Mononitrogen oxide
d)
Mononitrogen dioxide
61.
What is the chemical formula for CP ?
a)
Carbon phosphide
b)
Monocarbon phosphide
c)
Carbon monophosphide
d)
none of the above
62.
arsenic pentabromide
a)
AsBr3
b)
As5Br
c)
AsBr
d)
AsBr5
63.
What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?
a)
2 Nonmetals
b)
1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal
c)
2 Metals
d)
2 Noble Gases
64.
In chemical compounds, covalent bonds form when
a)
the electronegativity difference between two atoms is very large.
b)
electrons are completely transferred between two metals.
c)
pairs of electrons are shared between two nonmetal atoms.
d)
two nonmetal atoms are attracted to each other by opposite charges.
65.
Tribromine nonoxide
a)
Br3O9
b)
Br3O10
c)
Br3O6
d)
Br3O4
66.
BrO3
a)
bromine oxide
b)
monobromine trioxide
c)
bromine trioxide
d)
bromine (III) oxide
67.
silicon dioxide
a)
SO2
b)
NaO2
c)
SiO2
d)
SiO
68.
What are ionic bonds?
a)
valence electrons transferred between atoms
b)
Inner most electrons transferred between atoms
69.
Ionic or covalent?
Ca Cl
Ca Cl
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
70.
Ionic or covalent?
Na F
Na F
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
71.
SO4
a)
Covalent
b)
Ionic
c)
Metallic
d)
Polyatomic Ion
72.
P2O3
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
73.
sodium sulfate
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
74.
dinitrogen trioxide
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
75.
dinitrogen trioxide
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
76.
Name BCl3
a)
boron chloride
b)
boron (III) chloride
c)
boron trichloride
d)
boron chlorine
77.
Give the formula for oxygen dichloride
a)
OCl2
b)
O2Cl2
c)
OCl
d)
O2Cl
78.
Name SO2
a)
monosulfur dioxide
b)
sulfur dioxide
c)
sulfur oxide
d)
sulfur (II) oxide
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