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WorksheetsBinary Compound Nomenclature Quiz #2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which compound(s) would be expected to conduct electricity when dissolved in water?
copper (II) chloride
methane
phosphorus trichloride
potassium iodide
Which compound(s) is/are covalently bonded?
copper (II) chloride
methane
phosphorus trichloride
potassium iodide
Prefixes are used to name what types of compounds?
ionic compounds
covalent, inorganic compounds
covalent, organic compounds
all binary compounds
Which of the metals listed below can have more than one charge?
lithium
sulfide
iron
chloride
The aluminum ion is Al+3 while the sulfide ion is S-2. What would be the correct formula for aluminum sulfide?
AlS
Al2S3
Al3S2
AlS+1
What would be the best name for B2S3?
beryllium sulfide
boron sulfide
diboron trisulfide
diboron trisulfate
What is the formula for the magnesium iodide?
MgI
MgI2
Mg2I
Mg2I2
What is the best name for IF7?
iodine heptafluoride
monoiodine heptafluoride
iodine fluoride
heptafluorine monoiodide
What is CuS?
a monatomic ion
a polyatomic ion
an ionic compound
a covalent compound
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?
It contains a polyatomic ion.
Its name ends in -ite or -ite.
Its name ends in -ic.
It is a binary covalent compound.
Covalent compounds are usually
composed of two or more transition elements.
composed of positive and negative ions.
composed of two ore more nonmetallic elements.
exceptions to the law of definite proportions.
What is the best name for H2O?
water
dihydrogen monoxide
hydrogen hydroxide
hydroxidic acid
What is the best name for the substance C3H8?
propane
propcarbon octahydride
tricarbon octahydride
propyne
What is the expected number of valence electrons for an atom in group 15?
1
3
5
7
What is the expected number of valence electrons for an ion found in group 15?
0
2
6
8
