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Binary Compound Nomenclature Quiz #2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which compound(s) would be expected to conduct electricity when dissolved in water?

a)

copper (II) chloride

b)

methane

c)

phosphorus trichloride

d)

potassium iodide

2.

Which compound(s) is/are covalently bonded?

a)

copper (II) chloride

b)

methane

c)

phosphorus trichloride

d)

potassium iodide

3.

Prefixes are used to name what types of compounds?

a)

ionic compounds

b)

covalent, inorganic compounds

c)

covalent, organic compounds

d)

all binary compounds

4.

Which of the metals listed below can have more than one charge?

a)

lithium

b)

sulfide

c)

iron

d)

chloride

5.

The aluminum ion is Al+3 while the sulfide ion is S-2. What would be the correct formula for aluminum sulfide?

a)

AlS

b)

Al2S3

c)

Al3S2

d)

AlS+1

6.

What would be the best name for B2S3?

a)

beryllium sulfide

b)

boron sulfide

c)

diboron trisulfide

d)

diboron trisulfate

7.

What is the formula for the magnesium iodide?

a)

MgI

b)

MgI2

c)

Mg2I

d)

Mg2I2

8.

What is the best name for IF7?

a)

iodine heptafluoride

b)

monoiodine heptafluoride

c)

iodine fluoride

d)

heptafluorine monoiodide

9.

What is CuS?

a)

a monatomic ion

b)

a polyatomic ion

c)

an ionic compound

d)

a covalent compound

10.

Consider a mystery compound having the formula XaTb. If the compound is not an acid, if it contains only two elements, and if X is NOT a metal, which of the following is true about the compound?

a)

It contains a polyatomic ion.

b)

Its name ends in -ite or -ite.

c)

Its name ends in -ic.

d)

It is a binary covalent compound.

11.

Covalent compounds are usually

a)

composed of two or more transition elements.

b)

composed of positive and negative ions.

c)

composed of two ore more nonmetallic elements.

d)

exceptions to the law of definite proportions.

12.

What is the best name for H2O?

a)

water

b)

dihydrogen monoxide

c)

hydrogen hydroxide

d)

hydroxidic acid

13.

What is the best name for the substance C3H8?

a)

propane

b)

propcarbon octahydride

c)

tricarbon octahydride

d)

propyne

14.

What is the expected number of valence electrons for an atom in group 15?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

15.

What is the expected number of valence electrons for an ion found in group 15?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

6

d)

8