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Chemical Names and Formulas

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct name of the compound CaCl2?

a)

Calcium dichloride

b)

Calcium dichlorine

c)

Calcium chlorine

d)

Calcium chloride

2.

What is the correct name for the compound LiF?

a)

Lithium fluoride

b)

Lithium fluorine

c)

monolithium monofluoride

d)

lithium monofluoride

3.

What is the correct formula for aluminum sulfide?

a)

Al3S2

b)

Al2S

c)

AlS2

d)

Al2S3

4.

What is the correct formula for the compound calcium carbide?

a)

CaC

b)

Ca2C

c)

CaC2

d)

Ca2C4

5.

What is the correct chemical formula for magnesium iodide?

a)

MgI2

b)

Mg2I

c)

MgI

d)

Mg2I2

6.

What is the correct formula of the potassium oxide?

a)

KO

b)

K2O

c)

KO2

d)

K2O2

7.
What is the NAME of....
Na2S
a)
sodium (II) sulfide
b)
sodium sulfide
c)
disodium sulfide
d)
sodium sulfur
8.
What is the NAME of....
Mg3N2
a)
magnesium (III) nitride
b)
magnesium (II) nitride
c)
magnesium (II) nitrogen
d)
magnesium nitride
9.
What is the NAME of...
CrN
a)
chromium (II) nitride
b)
chromium (III) nitride
c)
chromium nitride
d)
chromium (I) nitride
10.
What is the NAME of...
PtO2
a)
platinum (II) oxide
b)
platinum (IV) oxide
c)
platinum oxide
d)
platinum (I) oxide
11.
What is the NAME of...
FeP
a)
Iron (II) phosphide
b)
Iron phosphide
c)
Iron (III) phosphide
d)
Iron (III) phosphorus
12.
What is the FORMULA for...
calcium arsenide
a)
Ca3As2
b)
CaAs2
c)
Ca3As
d)
Ca3Ar2
13.
What is the FORMULA for....
beryllium iodide
a)
Be2I
b)
BeI
c)
BeI2
d)
BI2
14.
What is the formula for tin (II) nitride?
a)
Sn3N2
b)
SnN2
c)
Sn3N
d)
SnN
15.
The charge on a barium ion in its ionic compounds is
a)
1+
b)
2+
c)
3+
d)
4+
16.
Fe+3 combines with S-2 to form 
a)
Fe+4(S)=3
b)
Fe2S4
c)
Fe2S3
d)
Fe3S2
17.

The correct name for CaBr2 is

a)

calcium dibromide

b)

calcium (II) bromide

c)

calcium bromide

d)

carbon bromide

18.

The correct name for P2O5 is

a)

potassium oxide

b)

dipotassium pentoxide

c)

diphosphorus pentoxide

d)

phosphorus oxide

19.
Name the following compound; ScCl2
a)
sulfur dichloride
b)
scandium chloride
c)
scandium (II) chloride
d)
scandium dichloride
20.
What is the formula for Tin (IV) carbide?
a)
S2C
b)
S4C2
c)
TiC
d)
SnC
21.
Ionic Compounds are made up of ions from ________ and _______.
a)
metals, metals
b)
nonmetals, nonmetals
c)
metals, nonmetals
d)
oxygen, carbon
22.
What is the chemical formula for magnesium bromide?
a)
MgBr
b)
Mg2Br
c)
MgBr2
d)
Not enough info
23.
What is the chemical formula for Iron (III) Oxide?
a)
FeO
b)
Fe3O
c)
Fe3O2
d)
Fe2O3
24.

What is the correct name for MgCl2?

a)

Magnesium (II) chloride

b)

Magnesium chloride

c)

Magnesium chloride (II)

d)

Magnesium chlorite

25.

Why do some ionic compound names have Roman numerals in them?

a)

To indicate the charge on the cation.

b)

To indicate how many anions are present

c)

To indicate the charge on the ionic compound.

d)

To indicate the total number of atoms in a compound.

26.

What is the formula for lithium fluoride?

a)

Li2 F

b)

Li3 F2

c)

LiF2

d)

LiF

27.
P2O5
a)
Phosphorus Oxide
b)
Pentaphosphorus Dioxide
c)
Diphosphorous pentoxide
d)
Phosphoric Oxygen
28.
What is the formula of a calcium ion and fluorine ion?
a)
CaF
b)
CaF2
c)
CF
d)
CF2
29.
An ionic compound of calcium and chlorine would be named
a)
calcium chlorine.
b)
calcium chlorite.
c)
calcium chloride.
d)
chlorine calcium.
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.
Cu+combines with O-2 to form
a)
Cu2O
b)
Cu2O2
c)
Cu+2O
d)
CU+1O3
33.
Fe+3 combines with S-2 to form 
a)
Fe+4(S)=3
b)
Fe2S4
c)
Fe2S3
d)
Fe3S2
34.
Ca+2 combines with Brto form
a)
Ca2Br2
b)
CaBr
c)
Ca(br)2
d)
CaBr2
35.
MgF2
a)
magnesium fluoride
b)
manganese Phosphide
c)
magnesium(III) fluoride
d)
magnesium fluoride(II)
36.
name the following ionic compound: NaF
a)
nitrogen fluorine
b)
sodium fluoride
c)
nitrogen fluoride
d)
sodium fluorine
37.
calcium oxide
a)
Ca2O2
b)
Ca2O
c)
CaO
d)
CaO2
38.
barium phosphide
a)
Ba3(PO4)2
b)
BaP
c)
Ba3P2
d)
Ba2P3
39.
SeCl4
a)
selenium chloride
b)
monoselenium tetrachloride
c)
selenium tetrachloride
d)
monoselenium chloride
40.
AlF3
a)
aluminum fluoride
b)
aluminum trifluoride
c)
aluminum (III) fluoride
d)
aluminum fluorate
41.
FeCl2
a)
iron chloride
b)
iron (II) chloride
c)
iron chlorate
d)
iron dichloride
42.
Ionic Compounds are made up of ions from ________ and _______.
a)
metals, metals
b)
nonmetals, nonmetals
c)
metals, nonmetals
d)
oxygen, carbon
43.
How many elements are in H2O?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
44.
The correct formula for magnesium oxide is 
a)
Mg2O
b)
MgO
c)
MgO2
d)
Mg2O3
45.
LiBr is called
a)
lithium bromine
b)
lithium (I) bromine
c)
lithium bromide
d)
lithuim (I) bromide
46.
CaI2
a)
calcium diodide
b)
calcium iodide
c)
calcium iodate
d)
calcium iodine
47.
Na +  and  S -2
a)
Na2S
b)
NaS2
c)
Na2S2
d)
NaS
48.
Al +3  and  Cl-
a)
AlCl3
b)
Al3Cl
c)
AlCl
d)
Cl3Al
49.
Al +3  and  P -3
a)
Al3P3
b)
AlP
c)
P3Al3
d)
Pal
50.
What is the correct formula for Calcium Oxide?
a)
CaO
b)
CaO2
c)
N
Ca2O
d)
Ca2O2
51.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride
52.
Name the following ionic compound: Cs2S
a)
cesium sulfide
b)
cesium sulfate
c)
cesium II sulfate
d)
cesium II sulfide
53.
AgF
a)
silver fluoride
b)
silver fluorine
c)
monosilver monofluoride
d)
silver monofluorine
54.
What is the charge of Hydrogen?
a)
+1
b)
1
c)
2
55.
What is the charge of chloride?
a)
-1
b)
1
c)
+2
d)
+1
56.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Al3+  O2-         
a)
AlO
b)
Al2O3
c)
Al3O6
d)
Al3O2
57.
What is the formula for aluminum fluoride?
a)
AlF
b)
Al2F3
c)
AlF3
d)
Al3F2
58.
What is the formula of the compound, magnesium chloride?
a)
MgCl
b)
Mg2Cl
c)
MgCl2
d)
2MgCl
59.
Name that Compound:
MgF2
a)
magnesium fluoride
b)
manganese Phosphide
c)
Monomagnesium Difluoride
d)
magnesium fluoride(II)
60.
Name this compound: 
BaBr2
a)
Monobarium Dibromide
b)
Barium bromide
c)
Barium bromate
d)
Boron bromite
61.
Cu+combines with O-2 to form
a)
Cu2O
b)
Cu2O2
c)
Cu+2O
d)
CU+1O3
62.
Name the following ionic compound: NaF
a)
Sodium monofluorine
b)
sodium fluoride
c)
nitrogen fluoride
d)
sodium fluorine
63.
What is the correct name for MgI₂?
a)
Manganese IV iodide
b)
Manganese diiodide
c)
Magnesium iodide
d)
Magnesium diiodide
64.
What is the correct formula for aluminum phosphide?
a)
Al₃P₃
b)
AlP
c)
AlPO₄
d)
AlPO₃
65.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of aluminum and chlorine is
a)
AlCl.
b)
ClAl.
c)
AlCl3.
d)
Al3Cl.
66.
Roman numerals tell you the ____ of the metal cation(s) in an ionic compound.
a)
number
b)
mass
c)
type
d)
charge
67.
sodium nitride
a)
NaNO3
b)
NaN
c)
NaN3
d)
Na3N
68.
iron(II) oxide
a)
FeO
b)
FeO2
c)
Fe2O
d)
Fe2O2
69.
The correct chemical formula for magnesium phosphide is
a)
MgP
b)
Mg₂P₃
c)
Mg₃P₂
d)
Mg₃(PO₄)₂
70.
The name of FeCl₂ is
a)
iron chloride
b)
iron (II) chloride
c)
iron (I) chloride
d)
iron dichloride