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WorksheetsMixed Writing & Naming Formulas Practice
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 9hrs 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride
2.
What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide?
a)
LiO
b)
Li2O
c)
LiO2
d)
Li2O2
3.
What is the formula for manganese(III) oxide?
a)
MgO
b)
Mg2O3
c)
MnO
d)
Mn2O3
4.
The formula of calcium phosphate is
a)
CaPO4
b)
Ca2(PO4)3
c)
Ca3PO4
d)
Ca3(PO4)2
5.
What is the name of Al(NO3)3?
a)
Aluminum trinitrate
b)
Monoaluminum nitrate
c)
Aluminum (III) nitrate
d)
Aluminum Nitrate
6.
Name the following ionic compound: Cr(NO2)3
a)
chromium nitrite
b)
chromium nitride
c)
chromium III nitride
d)
chromium III nitrite
7.
What is the name of N2O3
a)
Nitrogen trioxide
b)
Dinitrogen oxide
c)
Dinitrogen trioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxide
8.
What is the chemical formula for Tetrasulfur pentoxide?
a)
SO
b)
S4O
c)
S4O5
d)
S5O4
9.
What is the name of C3Cl8 ?
a)
Carbon octachloride
b)
Tricarbon octachloride
c)
Carbon trichloride
d)
Octacarbon trichloride
10.
What is the name of Br6F10 ?
a)
Bromium fluoride
b)
Hexabromine fluoride
c)
Bromium decafluoride
d)
Hexabromine decafluoride
11.
What is the name of CO
a)
Carbon oxide
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Carbon II oxide
12.
What is the name of S2Br6?
a)
sulfur hexabromide
b)
disulfur hexabromine
c)
disuflur hexabromide
d)
disulfur pentabromide
13.
The correct name of Cu₃N₂ is
a)
copper (III) nitride
b)
copper (II) nitride
c)
copper nitride
d)
tricopper dinitride
14.
Roman numerals tell you the ____ of the metal cation(s) in an ionic compound.
a)
number
b)
mass
c)
type
d)
charge
15.
True or false: When naming ionic compounds, use prefixes to indicate subscripts
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Ionic compounds are written with
a)
cation (+ ion) first then anion (- ion)
b)
anion (- ion) first then cation (+ ion)
c)
either way is fine
d)
polyatomic ions first
17.
zinc fluoride
a)
ZnF2
b)
ZnF
c)
Zn2F
d)
Zn2F4
18.
ammonium phosphate
a)
(NH4)3PO4
b)
NPO4
c)
NH4PO4
d)
NH4(PO4)3
19.
The formula for copper (II) hydroxide is
a)
Cu(II)OH
b)
Cu(OH)2
c)
Cu2OH
d)
CuOH2
20.
The chemical formula for tin (IV) oxide is written
a)
Sn2O4
b)
Ti2O4
c)
SnO2
d)
TiO2
21.
Which of the following is NOT an ionic compound?
a)
CaO
b)
NaOH
c)
BaCl2
d)
Br2
22.
From the following ionic compounds, choose the name-formula pair that is not correctly matched.
a)
sodium sulfide Na2S
b)
ammonium nitrate
NH4NO3
NH4NO3
c)
sodium sulfate
Na2SO3
Na2SO3
d)
calcium oxide CaO
23.
Name the following ionic compound: MgSO4
a)
magnesium sulfoxide
b)
magnesium sulfide
c)
magnesium sulfate
d)
magnesium oxide
24.
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
25.
Ba+2, Br-1
a)
BrBa
b)
Br2Ba2
c)
BaBr2
d)
Br2Ba
26.
Ca+2, O-2
a)
CaO
b)
OCa
c)
Ca-2O+2
d)
Ca2O2
27.
The correct chemical formula for magnesium phosphide is
a)
MgP
b)
Mg₂P₃
c)
Mg₃P₂
d)
Mg₃(PO₄)₂
28.
The name of FeCl₂ is
a)
iron chloride
b)
iron (II) chloride
c)
iron (I) chloride
d)
iron dichloride
29.
K+, O-2
a)
KO
b)
K2O
c)
K-2O2
d)
O2K
30.
Ca+2P-3
a)
PCa
b)
P2Ca3
c)
CaP
d)
Ca3P2
31.
When adding a subscript to a polyatomic ion, you should...
a)
multiply any subscripts on the polyatomic ion by the subscript you are adding
b)
put parentheses around the polyatomic ion before adding a subscript
c)
write the new subscript next to any subscripts on the polyatomic ion
d)
put the polyatomic ion in square brackets before adding the subscript
32.
What is the correct name for P₃Cl₆?
a)
Potassium chloride
b)
Phosphorous chloride
c)
Triphosphorous hexachloride
d)
Tetraphosphorous heptachloride
33.
What is the correct formula for dinitrogen tetroxide?
a)
N₃O₃
b)
(N₂)₂(O₄)₃
c)
N₂O₄
d)
N₄O₂
34.
Metals tend to _____ electrons to form _______; nonmetals tend to _____ electrons to form ________.
a)
lose, cations ; lose, anions
b)
gain, cations ; lose, anions
c)
gain, anions ; gain, cations
d)
lose, cations ; gain, anions
35.
Ionic compounds generally form when ____________ and ________________ react with each other.
a)
nonmetals and nonmetals
b)
metals and metals
c)
metals and nonmetals
d)
polyatomic elements & nonmetals
36.
Which of the following is the correct name for the chemical formula Li2S?
a)
Lithium sulfate
b)
lithium sulfide
c)
lithium sulfite
d)
lithium hyposulfite
37.
Which of the following combinations would need roman numerals in the name?
a)
potassium (K) + fluorine (F)
b)
beryllium (Be) + oxygen (O)
c)
boron (B) + iodine (I)
d)
chromium (Cr) + oxygen (O)
38.
Potassium and Oxygen form....
a)
PO
b)
KO
c)
K2O
d)
KO2
39.
Tetraphosphorus trisulfide has the chemical formula ________.
a)
P3S4
b)
P4S3
c)
F3S4
d)
F4S3
40.
What is the name for the compound KF?
a)
Potassium fluoride
b)
Potassium fluorate
c)
Potassium monofluoride
d)
Krypton fluoride
41.
What is the name of the compound with the chemical formula PbCl2?
a)
Lead Chlorine
b)
Lead Chloride
c)
Lead (II) Chloride
d)
Lead (IV) Chloride
42.
What is the correct name for AsO3?
a)
Arsenic Oxide
b)
Monarsenic trioxide
c)
Arsenic Trioxygen
d)
Arsenic Trioxide
43.
The correct name for B2Si3 is
a)
Boron Trisilicon
b)
Boron Trisilicide
c)
Diboron Trisilicide
44.
What is the correct name for MgI₂?
a)
Manganese IV iodide
b)
Manganese diiodide
c)
Magnesium iodide
d)
Magnesium diiodide
45.
The correct name of Mg₃N₂ is
a)
manganese nitride
b)
magnesium nitride
c)
magnesium (III) nitride
d)
trimagnesium dinitride
46.
What is the correct formula for phosphorous trichloride?
a)
P₃Cl
b)
PCl₃
c)
KCl₃
d)
K₃Cl
47.
What is the correct formula for aluminum phosphide?
a)
Al₃P₃
b)
AlP
c)
AlPO₄
d)
AlPO₃
48.
What is the correct formula for sodium oxide?
a)
b)
c)
d)
49.
Name the following compound: CuCl2
a)
copper chlorine
b)
copper (I) chloride
c)
copper (II) chloride
d)
copper dichloride
e)
None of these.
50.
Name the following compound: Zn3N2
a)
zinc nitride
b)
trizinc dinitride
c)
zinc (III) nitride
d)
zinc (II) nitide
e)
zinc nitrogen
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