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Nomenclature Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What would be the proper chemical formula for combining Al3+ and Cl- :
a)
AlCl3
b)
Al3Cl
c)
AlCl
d)
Al3Cl3
2.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride
3.
Name the following ionic compound: Cr(NO2)3
a)
chromium nitrite
b)
chromium nitride
c)
chromium III nitride
d)
chromium III nitrite
4.
Name the following ionic compound: LiNO3
a)
lithium nitrate
b)
lithium III nitrate
c)
lithium nitride
d)
lithium oxide
5.
Name the following compound: FeCl3
a)
iron chloride
b)
iron III chloride
c)
iron chlorate
d)
iron III chlorate
6.
Which of the following combinations would need roman numerals in the name?
a)
potassium + fluorine
b)
beryllium + oxygen
c)
boron + iodine
d)
silver + oxygen
7.
What is the charge on the hydroxide ion?
a)
0
b)
-1
c)
-2
d)
-3
8.
copper(II) chloride
a)
CuCl2
b)
CuCl
c)
Cu2Cl
d)
Cu2Cl2
9.
Which of these combinations is an ionic compound made of?
a)
Metal and Metal
b)
Nonmetal and Nonmetal
c)
Metal and Nonmetal
d)
Cation and Cation
10.
What is the correct formula for Sodium Oxide?
a)
NaO
b)
NaO2
c)
Na2O
d)
Na2O2
11.
NH4Cl
a)
ammonium chloride
b)
ammonium chlorine
c)
nitrogen hydrogen chloride
d)
nitrogen chloride
12.
magnesium carbonate
a)
Mg2C
b)
Mg2CO4
c)
Mg2(CO3)2
d)
MgCO3
13.
When naming an ion containing a transition metal what would be included in the name?
a)
roman numeral
b)
prefix
c)
suffix
d)
superscript
14.

What is the correct formula of sodium bicarbonate?

a)

NaHCO3

b)

Na3HCO

c)

NaCO3

d)

Na2CO3

15.

What is the correct formula of potassium oxide?

a)

KO

b)

KO2

c)

K2O

d)

K2C2O4

16.

What is the correct formula of calcium phosphite?

a)

Ca2(PO4)3

b)

Ca3P2

c)

Ca3(PO4)2

d)

CaPO4

17.

What is the correct name of CuClO2

a)

copper (I) chlorate

b)

copper (I) chlorite

c)

copper(I) chloride

d)

copper (I) chloroxide

18.

What is the correct name of Cs3N?

a)

cesium nitrate

b)

cesium nitrite

c)

cesium nitride

d)

tricesium nitride

19.

What is the correct name of BeBr2?

a)

Beryllium bromide

b)

Beryllium dibromide

c)

Beryllium bromate

d)

Beryllium bromite

20.

What is the correct name of Mg(C2H3O2)2?

a)

magnesium acetate

b)

magnesium carbohydroxide

c)

magnesium glucose

d)

magnesium diacetate

21.

What is the correct name of Ag2SO4?

a)

silver sulfoxide

b)

silver sulfate

c)

silver sulfite

d)

silver tetrasulfoate

22.

How many atoms of oxygen are in Sr3(PO3)2

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

23.

How many atoms of strontium are in Sr3(PO3)2

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

24.

Which of the following names and formulas are correctly paired together?

a)

sodium oxide - NaO

b)

calcium sulfite - Ca2(SO3)2

c)

barium bromate - Ba(BrO2)2

d)

lithium chromate - Li2CrO4

e)

potassium phosphide - KP3

25.
The polyatomic ion:  SO42- has the name
a)
Phosphate
b)
Sulfate
c)
Sulfite
d)
Sulfur tetra oxide
26.

What formula results when Ca ions and Br ions bond?

a)

Ca2Br2

b)

CaBr

c)

Ca(br)2

d)

CaBr2

27.
Name this compound: 
NaBr
a)
Bromide sodide
b)
Sodium bromide
c)
Sodium bromate
d)
Sodium bromite
28.
Name this compound: 
NH4F
a)
Ammonia fluoride
b)
Ammonium fluorite
c)
Ammonia fluorate
d)
Ammonium fluoride
29.
Write the formula for copper (I) phosphide
a)
Cu3P
b)
CuP
c)
Cu1P
d)
CuP3
30.
Name this formula: 
Fe3PO4
a)

Iron (I) Phosphide

b)
Iron (III) Phosphide
c)
Iron (I) Phosphate
d)

Iron (III) Phosphate

31.
Ionic or covalent?
Na  F
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
32.
What is the correct name for NO?
a)
Mononitrogen Monoxide
b)
Nitrogen Monoxide
c)
Mononitrogen Dioxide
d)
Nitrogen Oxide
33.
What is the formula for Tricarbon Octahydride?
a)
Ca3O
b)
C2H8
c)
C3H8
d)
Ca3H8
34.
What is Sulfur Trichloride?
a)
SCl3
b)
SiCl3
c)
SCl4
d)
Si3Cl
35.
P2O5
a)
Phosphorus Oxide
b)
Pentaphosphorus Dioxide
c)
Diphosphorous pentoxide
d)
Phosphoric Oxygen
36.
PBr5
a)
Phosphorus Bromide
b)
Phosphorus Pentabromide
c)
Pentaphosphorus bromide
d)
Phosphorus Bromine
37.
As4O10
a)
arsenic oxide
b)
quadarsenic decoxide
c)
tetraarsenic decoxide
d)
arsenic decoxide
38.
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.
39.
The covalent compound N2O5 would be named
a)
nitrogen oxide.
b)
dinitrogen oxide.
c)
nitrogen pentoxide.
d)
dinitrogen pentoxide.
40.
Bromine monofluoride
a)
Br1F1
b)
BrF
c)
Br2F
d)
BrF2
41.
Disulfur trioxide
a)
S3O2
b)
SO
c)
S2O3
d)
S2O
42.
Phosphorous trichloride
a)
PCl3
b)
P3Cl
c)
P3Cl3
d)
PCL
43.

What is the name of the acid with the formula H2SO4?

a)

Sulfurous Acid

b)

Sulfuric Acid

c)

Hydrogen sulfuric Acid

d)

Sulfate Acid

44.

What is the name of the acid with the formula HCl?

a)

Chloric Acid

b)

Chlorous Acid

c)

Hypochloric Acid

d)

Hydrochloric Acid

45.

What is the formula for nitric acid?

a)

HNO3

b)

HNO2

c)

HNO4

d)

NO

46.

What is the name HC2H3O2?

a)

Acetate

b)

Acetous Acid

c)

Acetic Acid

d)

Hydroacetic acid

47.

What is the formula for phosphoric acid?

a)

HPO3

b)

H3PO4

c)

H2PO4

d)

H3PO3

48.

What is the formula for carbonic acid?

a)

CO3

b)

H2CO2

c)

HCO2

d)

H2CO3

49.

What is the name of H2SO3?

a)

Sulfuric Acid

b)

Sulfurous Acid

c)

Hydrosulfuric Acid

d)

Hydrosulfurous Acid

50.

What is the formula for nitrous acid?

a)

HNO3

b)

HNO4

c)

HNO2

d)

HNO

51.

What is the formula for chloric acid?

a)

HCl

b)

HClO4

c)

HClO3

d)

HClO2

52.

The suffix -ite in the name of a polyatomic ion becomes ______ in the acid name.

a)

-ous

b)

-ate

c)

-ide

d)

-ic

53.

The suffix -ic in the name of an oxyacid, implies that the polyatomic ion in the acid has a ________ suffix.

a)

-ous

b)

-ate

c)

-ide

d)

-ite

54.

What prefix is used to name binary acids?

a)

per-

b)

hydro-

c)

hypo-

d)

bi-

55.

Name this acid. HClO4

a)

chloric acid

b)

perchloric acid

c)

hydrochloric acid

d)

hypochlorous acid

56.

Name this acid. HClO

a)

chloric acid

b)

perchloric acid

c)

hydrochloric acid

d)

hypochlorous acid

57.

Strontium nitride

a)

SrN

b)

Sr3N2

c)

Sr2N3

d)

N3Sr2

58.

BeI2

a)

Beryllium (II) iodide

b)

Beryllium iodine

c)

Beryllium iodide

d)

Beryllium (I) iodide

59.

CuS

a)

copper sulfide

b)

copper (I) sulfide

c)

copper (II) sulfide

d)

copper (i) sulfate

60.

FePO4

a)

iron phosphite

b)

iron (III) phosphite

c)

iron (III) phosphate

d)

iron (II) phosphite

61.

Nickel (II) hydroxide

a)

NiOH2

b)

NiOH

c)

Ni(OH)2

d)

NiO2

62.

Cr2O3

a)

chromium oxide

b)

chromium hydroxide

c)

chromium (II) oxide

d)

chromium (III) oxide

63.

Na3PO4

a)

sodium phosphide

b)

sodium phosphate

c)

sodium phosphite

d)

sodium (III) phosphate

64.

iron (II) chlorate

a)

Fe2ClO3

b)

FeClO3

c)

Fe(ClO4)2

d)

Fe(ClO3)2

65.

NH4NO3

a)

ammonium nitrite

b)

hydrogen nitrate

c)

ammonium oxide

d)

ammonium nitrate

66.

Li3PO4

a)

lithium phosphate

b)

lithium (I) phosphate

c)

lithium (III) phosphate

d)

lithium phosphite

67.

iron (II) phosphate

a)

Fe2P3

b)

Fe3(PO3)2

c)

Fe3(PO4)2

d)

Fe2(PO3)2