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Ionic Nomenclature

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 45mins

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: MgSO4
a)
magnesium sulfoxide
b)
magnesium sulfide
c)
magnesium sulfate
d)
magnesium oxide
4.
Name the following ionic compound: LiNO3
a)
lithium nitrate
b)
lithium III nitrate
c)
lithium nitride
d)
lithium oxide
5.
Name the following ionic compound: Cr(NO2)3
a)
chromium nitrite
b)
chromium nitride
c)
chromium III nitride
d)
chromium III nitrite
6.
Name the following compound: FeCl3
a)
iron chloride
b)
iron III chloride
c)
iron chlorate
d)
iron III chlorate
7.
copper(II) chloride
a)
CuCl2
b)
CuCl
c)
Cu2Cl
d)
Cu2Cl2
8.
Name the ionic compound SnSe2
a)
Tin diselenide
b)
Tin (IV) Selenide
c)
Tin selenide
d)
Tin (II) triselenide
9.
Cu2CO3
a)
copper carbonate
b)
copper II carbonate
c)
copper I carbonate
d)
copper carbon oxide
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.
PbS2
a)
lead sulfide
b)
lead sulfur
c)
lead II sulfide
d)
lead IV sulfide
13.
When naming ionic compounds you always write the name of the _______ element.
a)
first
b)
second
c)
non-metal
d)
halogen
14.
magnesium carbonate
a)
Mg2C
b)
Mg2CO4
c)
Mg2(CO3)2
d)
MgCO3
15.
When naming an ion containing a transition metal what would be included in the name?
a)
roman numeral
b)
prefix
c)
suffix
d)
superscript
16.

LiBr is called

a)

lithium bromine

b)

lithium (I) bromine

c)

lithium bromide

d)

lithuim (I) bromide

17.
What is the correct formula for Sodium Oxide?
a)
NaO
b)
NaO2
c)
Na2O
d)
Na2O2
18.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Cr3+  O2-         
a)
CrO
b)
Cr3O2
c)
Cr2O3
d)
CrO3
19.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Al3+  O2-         
a)
AlO
b)
Al2O3
c)
Al3O6
d)
Al3O2
20.
What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide?
a)
LiO
b)
Li2O
c)
LiO2
d)
Li2O2
21.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride
22.
When naming ionic compounds you always write the name of the positive element  _______ .
a)
first
b)
second
c)
with "ide"
d)
with a prefix
23.
In most cases, when naming you change the ending of the second element to ________.
a)
-ate.
b)
-ite.
c)
-ide.
d)
-ine.
24.
What is the formula for calcium phosphide?
a)
CaP
b)
Ca2P3
c)
Ca3P2
d)
Ca2P
25.

Name the following compound: CaCl2

a)

calcium dichloride

b)

calcium chloride

c)

calcium (II) chloride

d)

carbon chloride

e)

None of these.

26.

Name the following compound: Zn3N2

a)

zinc nitride

b)

trizinc dinitride

c)

zinc (III) nitride

d)

zinc (II) nitide

e)

zinc nitrogen

27.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of potassium and oxygen is
a)
KO.
b)
K2O.
c)
K2O2.
d)
KO2.
28.
What is the NAME of....
Mg3N2
a)
magnesium (III) nitride
b)
magnesium (II) nitride
c)
magnesium (II) nitrogen
d)
magnesium nitride
29.
What is the NAME of....
Na2S
a)
sodium (II) sulfide
b)
sodium sulfide
c)
disodium sulfide
d)
sodium sulfur
30.
What is the FORMULA for....
beryllium iodide
a)
Be2I
b)
BeI
c)
BeI2
d)
BI2
31.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Na1+  F1-         
a)
NaF
b)
NaF3
c)
Na3F
d)
Na1F2
32.
How do the following two elements bond together?
K1+  S2- 
a)
KS
b)
K8S
c)
K6S3
d)
K2S
33.

What is the name of the following compound: NaCl

a)

sodium chloride

b)

sodium (I) chloride

c)

sodium chlorine

d)

sodium (I) chlorine

34.

What is the charge of copper in the compound: CuBr2

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

35.
The oxidation number for Fe in Fe2O3:
a)
+2
b)
+3
c)
+1
d)
-2
36.
Mg2+ and Cl- create...
a)
Mg2Cl
b)
MgCl2
c)
Mg2Cl2
d)
MgCl
37.
Ca2+ and N3- create...
a)
Ca2N3
b)
Ca3N2
c)
CaN3
d)
Ca2N
38.

Na+ and Cl- create...

a)

Na2Cl

b)

NaCl2

c)

Na2Cl2

d)

NaCl

39.

Potassium and Sulfur create...

a)

KS

b)

KS2

c)

K2S

d)

K2S2

40.

Lead Chloride is an ionic compound, made up from Pb2+ ions and Cl- ions. Which is the correct formula for this compound?

a)

PbCl3

b)

PbCl

c)

PbCl4

d)

PbCl2