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WorksheetsNaming Ionic Compounds (STF)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following are found in an ionic compound?
Anion and Anion
Cation and Anion
Cation and Cation
Molecule and Formula Unit
Which of the following are found in an ionic compound?
Noble Gases and Halogens
Metal and Nonmetal
Metal and Metal
Nonmetal and Halogen
What suffix is used at the end of the second element in a binary ionic compound?
-ide
-ite
-ate
-ade
When is the suffix -ite used when naming ionic compounds with oxyanions?
It is used when there is no oxyanion.
It is used when there are more than two oxyanions.
It is used when naming the oxyanion with one fewer oxygen atom than the most common oxyanion.
It is used when naming the oxyanion with one more oxygen atom than the most common oxyanion.
What suffix is used for the most common oxyanion? This is also the anion with one more oxygen atom than the -ite oxyanion.
-ide
-ite
-ade
-ate
What are used to indicate the charge or oxidation state of an ionic compound with a transition metal?
Roman numerals
Arabic numerals
Letters
Plus or minus signs
The suffixes -ic (higher charge) and -ous (lower charge) can be used to indicate the charge or ___________ ________ instead of Roman numerals when naming ionic compounds with transition metals.
period
oxidation state
group
letters
When naming an ionic compound what comes first?
Nonmetal
Higher charge
Cation
Anion
When naming an ionic compound what comes second?
Nonmetal
Higher charge
Cation
Anion
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
beryllium chlorine
beryllium chlorate
beryllium chloride
beryllium dichloride
What is the name of the following compound AgF?
silver fluoride
silver fluorine
monosilver monofluoride
silver monofluorine
How do the following two elements bond together?
Na1+ F1-
NaF
NaF3
Na3F
Na1F2
Name the following ionic compound: LiNO3
lithium nitrate
lithium III nitrate
lithium nitride
lithium oxide
Match each compound with its correct name:
CaBr2
calcium bromide
LiF
lithium fluoride
LiBr
lithium bromide
CaF2
calcium fluoride
LiCl
lithium chloride
In an ionic compound, the (a) is written first and the (b) is written second.
metal
nonmetal
By definition the term "cation" means (a)
positively charged (+1,+2, +3)
negatively charged (-1,-2,-3)
By definition the term "anion" means (a)
negatively charged (-1,-2, -3)
positively charged (+1,+2,+3)
When naming oxyanions, the oxyanion with the fewest oxygen atoms (typically one), the prefix (a) is used.
hypo-
per-
mono-
di-
tri-
When naming oxyanions, the oxyanion with the most oxygen atoms (typically four), the prefix (a) is used.
per-
hypo-
mono-
di-
tri-
When naming oxyanions, the most common oxyanion of that element gets the suffix (a) . The oxyanion with one less oxygen atom gets the suffix (b)
-ate
-ite.
-ide
