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Nomenclature Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of bond forms between two nonmetals?
a)
Chemical bond
b)
Ionic bond
c)
Covalent bond
d)
Electron bond
2.
What kind of bond forms between a cation and an anion?
a)
Chemical bond
b)
Ionic bond
c)
Covalent bond
d)
Electron bond
3.
Name the following compound: SnO2
a)
tin(II) oxide
b)
tin(IV)oxide
c)
tin(II)oxygen 
d)
tin oxide
4.
What is the name of Ca(NO3)2
a)
calcium nitrite
b)
calcium (II) nitrate
c)
calcium nitrate
d)
carbon nitrate
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 ionic compound: FeCl3
a)
iron chloride
b)
iron (III) chloride
c)
iron chlorate
d)
iron (III) chlorate
7.
Name the following ionic compound: Cs2S
a)
cesium sulfide
b)
cesium sulfate
c)
cesium (II) sulfate
d)
cesium (II) sulfide
8.
The name of Mg₃N₂ is
a)
manganese nitride
b)
magnesium nitride
c)
magnesium (III) nitride
d)
trimagnesium dinitride
9.
What is the formula for iron (II) hydroxide?
a)
FeO
b)
FeOH
c)
Fe(OH)2
d)
FeOH2
10.
Disulfur trioxide
a)
S3O2
b)
SO
c)
S2O3
d)
S2O
11.
SeF4
a)
Tetraselenium fluoride
b)
Selenium Fluoride
c)
Selenium tetraflouride
d)
Selenium (IV) Fluoride
12.
P2O5
a)
Phosphorus Oxide
b)
Pentaphosphorus Dioxide
c)
Diphosphorous pentoxide
d)
Phosphoric Oxygen
13.
The chemical formula of sulfur hexabromide is
a)
SBr₆
b)
S₆Br
c)
S(VI)Br
d)
S6Br
14.
The chemical formula of tetraphosphorus decaoxide is
a)
F₄O₁₀
b)
P₄O₁₀
c)
PO
d)
P₁₀O₄
15.

What is the correct name for CCl4?

a)

carbon tetrachloride

b)

monocarbon tetrachloride

c)

tetracarbon monochloride

d)

carbon chloride

16.

What is the correct name of the compound HgCl2?

a)

mercury (II) chloride

b)

mercury chlorite

c)

Monomercury dichloride

17.
Which of these is covalent?
a)
NaCl
b)
Pb(NO3)2
c)
CO2
d)
AlCl3
18.
+  and  N-3
a)
KN
b)
KN3
c)
K3N3
d)
K3N
19.
Bromine monoflouride
a)
Br1F1
b)
BrF
c)
Br2F
d)
BrF2
20.

Ionic or covalent?

NaF

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

21.
Which of these compounds is ionic? 
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Dinitrogen trioxide
c)
Silicon tetrachloride
d)
Lithium bromide
22.
Name this formula: 
KNO3
a)
Potassium Nitrogen Oxide
b)
Potassium Nitride
c)
Potassium Nitrate
d)
Potassium (I) Nitrite
23.
Name the following ionic compound: LiNO3
a)
lithium nitrate
b)
lithium III nitrate
c)
lithium nitride
d)
lithium oxide
24.

The proper formula for magnesium hydroxide:

a)

MgOH

b)

Mg2OH

c)

Mg(OH)2

d)

MgOH2

25.
When naming ionic compounds with transition metals you need to include roman numerals to show the _____ of the metal..
a)
atomic number
b)
mass number
c)
charge
d)
ionization energy
26.
What is the correct formula for barium phosphate?
a)
BaPO4
b)
Ba2(PO4)3
c)
Ba3(PO4)2
d)
BaP
27.

What is the name of the compound SO2?

a)

monosulfate oxide

b)

sulfur dioxide

c)

monosulfur dioxide

d)

sulfur oxide

28.

What is the name of the compound Ni(ClO3)2

a)

nickel (II) chlorate

b)

nickel (I) chlorite

c)

nickel dichlorate

d)

nickel (II) chlorite

29.

What is the name of the compound KClO3

a)

potassium chlorate

b)

potassium chlorine

c)

potassium chlorine trioxygen

d)

potassium (I) chlorate

30.

Name Al2S3

a)

aluminum sulfide

b)

dialuminum trisulfide

c)

ammonium sulfide

d)

aluminum (II) sulfite

31.

Select the correct formula for sulfur hexachloride

a)

S2Cl6

b)

S6Cl

c)

SCl6

d)

SF6

32.
Name the compound NH4OH
a)
ammonium hydroxide
b)
ammonia oxyhydride
c)
mononitrogen tetraoxihydride
d)
hydrogen nitrate
33.
Name the compound CuCO3
a)
cobalt carbonate
b)
copper (III) carbonate
c)
copper (II) carbonate
d)
copper carbonate
34.

Name the compound ClO2

a)

chlorine oxide

b)

chlorine (I) oxide

c)

chlorine dioxide

d)

chlorine (II) oxide

35.

Select the name for the following acid: H3PO4

a)

phosphoric acid

b)

phosphorous acid

c)

hydrophosphoric acid

d)

hydrogen phosphate

36.

Select the formula for the following acid: Carbonic Acid

a)

H2CO3

b)

HCO3

c)

H4C

d)

HC

37.

What is the formula for Hydrofluoric acid?

a)

H2F

b)

HFl

c)

HF

d)

HF2

38.

What usually forms a negative ion?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

there is no way to tell

39.

What usually forms a positive ion?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

d)

there is no way to tell

40.
Is the formula for hydrosufuric acid, H2SO4? If not, what would the formula be?
a)
It is correct
b)
Is not. It should be HSO
c)
Is not. It should be HS
d)
Is not. It should be H2S
41.
The name of a binary acid (has no polyatomic ions)
a)
begins with the prefix hydro-
b)
begins with the prefix bi-
c)
has no prefix
d)
ends with the suffix -ous
42.
What element do all acids contain?
a)
H
b)
O
c)
C
d)
He
43.

hydrobromic acid

a)

HBr

b)

H2Br

c)

HBrO3

d)

HBrO4

44.
HI
a)
iodic acid
b)
hydroiodic acid
c)
iodous acid
d)
hypoiodous acid
45.
HF
a)
flouric acid
b)
hydrofluoric acid
c)
fluorate acid
d)
hydrogen fluoridic acid
46.

What is the name of HCl?

a)

Hydrochloric Acid

b)

Chloric Acid

c)

Chlorous Acid

d)

Hydrochlorous Acid

47.

What is the formula for hydrophosphic acid?

a)

H3PO4

b)

H2PO4

c)

H3P

d)

H3PO3

48.
The correct formula for carbonate is: 
a)
CO
b)
CO22-
c)
CO32-
d)
CO42-
49.
The name of the compound NH4F is
a)
Nitrogen hydrogen fluorine
b)
Ammonium Fluoride
c)
Ammonia Fluoride
d)
Nitrogen tetrahydride fluoride
50.
What is the formula for sodium phosphate?
a)
Na3PO4
b)
Na3PO3
c)
Na3P
d)
Na3PO