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Binary Ionic, covalent names & formulas and counting atoms

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A binary covalent bond exists between
a)
2 metals
b)
1 metal and 1 nonmetal
c)
2 nonmetals
d)
Any 2 elements
2.
What is the correct name for C4H6?
a)
Carbon Hexahydride
b)
Pentacarbon Pentahydride
c)
Hexacarbon Tetrahydride
d)
Tetracarbon Hexahydride
3.
What is the correct name for NO?
a)
Mononitrogen Monoxide
b)
Nitrogen Monoxide
c)
Mononitrogen Dioxide
d)
Nitrogen Oxide
4.
What is the formula for Tricarbon Octahydride?
a)
Ca3O
b)
C2H8
c)
C3H8
d)
Ca3H8
5.
What is Sulfur Trichloride?
a)
SCl3
b)
SiCl3
c)
SCl4
d)
Si3Cl
6.
Phosphorous trichloride
a)
PCl3
b)
P3Cl
c)
P3Cl3
d)
PCL
7.
P2O5
a)
Phosphorus Oxide
b)
Pentaphosphorus Dioxide
c)
Diphosphorous pentoxide
d)
Phosphoric Oxygen
8.
Covalent compounds
a)
Share electrons
b)
transfer electrons
c)
contain a sea of electrons
d)
conduct electricity
9.
A covalent compound made of one sulfur and two oxygen atoms would be named
a)
sulfur dioxide.
b)
sulfur oxide.
c)
disulfur oxide.
d)
sulfide oxygen.
10.
The covalent compound N2O5 would be named
a)
nitrogen oxide.
b)
dinitrogen oxide.
c)
nitrogen pentoxide.
d)
dinitrogen pentoxide.
11.
Bromine monofluoride
a)
Br1F1
b)
BrF
c)
Br2F
d)
BrF2
12.
What is the NAME of....
Na2S
a)
sodium (II) sulfide
b)
sodium sulfide
c)
disodium sulfide
d)
sodium sulfur
13.
What is the NAME of....
Mg3N2
a)
magnesium (III) nitride
b)
magnesium (II) nitride
c)
magnesium (II) nitrogen
d)
magnesium nitride
14.
What is the FORMULA for....
beryllium iodide
a)
Be2I
b)
BeI
c)
BeI2
d)
BI2
15.
The name of Al₂(SO₄)₃ is
a)
aluminum sulfur oxide
b)
aluminum sulfate
c)
aluminum trisulfate
d)
aluminum (III) sulfate
16.
The charge on a barium ion in its ionic compounds is
a)
1+
b)
2+
c)
3+
d)
4+
17.
The correct chemical name for water is-
a)
dihydrogen monoxide
b)
hydrogen hydroxide
c)
hydrogen peroxide
d)
H2O
18.
Which is the correct formula for:
 three hydrogen (H)
one sulfur (S)
four oxygen (O)
a)
H3SO4
b)
HSO4
c)
H4S3O
d)
H2O
19.
Which is the correct formula for:
one carbon (C)
two oxygen (O)
a)
CO2
b)
CO
c)
C2O
d)
2CO
20.
How many elements are in H2O?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
The correct formula for magnesium oxide is 
a)
Mg2O
b)
MgO
c)
MgO2
d)
Mg2O3
22.
LiBr is called
a)
lithium bromine
b)
lithium (I) bromine
c)
lithium bromide
d)
lithuim (I) bromide
23.
CaI2
a)
calcium diodide
b)
calcium iodide
c)
calcium iodate
d)
calcium iodine
24.
Na +  and  S -2
a)
Na2S
b)
NaS2
c)
Na2S2
d)
NaS
25.
Al +3  and  Cl-
a)
AlCl3
b)
Al3Cl
c)
AlCl
d)
Cl3Al
26.
Al +3  and  P -3
a)
Al3P3
b)
AlP
c)
P3Al3
d)
Pal
27.
What is the correct formula for Sodium Oxide?
a)
NaO
b)
NaO2
c)
Na2O
d)
Na2O2
28.
What is the correct formula for Calcium Oxide?
a)
CaO
b)
CaO2
c)
N
Ca2O
d)
Ca2O2
29.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride
30.
AgF
a)
silver fluoride
b)
silver fluorine
c)
monosilver monofluoride
d)
silver monofluorine
31.
The chemical formula of sulfur hexabromide is
a)
SBr₆
b)
S₆Br
c)
S(VI)Br
d)
S6Br
32.

What is it called when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another?

a)

Covalent Bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Ion

d)

Anion

33.
What is the FORMULA for...
calcium arsenide
a)
Ca3As2
b)
CaAs2
c)
Ca3As
d)
Ca3Ar2
34.
Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is complete.
a)
true
b)
false
35.

Covalent bonds actually "share" electrons?

a)

true

b)

false

36.
Is hydrogen considered a metal or a non-metal?
a)
A metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
37.
Is this ionic bond drawn correctly?
a)
Yes
b)
No
38.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
39.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
40.
Two or more atoms held together by a chemical bond is called what?
a)
A molecule
b)
A molecure
41.

How many atoms of Hydrogen are in H2O

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

more than 3

42.

How many different elements are present in H2COCH2

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

43.

Calculate the number of Oxygen atoms in Al(OH)3

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.

The ______ are numbers found on the lower right-hand side of an element symbol.

a)

Coefficient

b)

Exponent

c)

Multiplier

d)

Subscript

45.

Coefficients in chemical formulas...

a)

Multiply just the first atom

b)

Add to the subscripts at the end of the molecule

c)

Multiply elements without subscripts

d)

Multiply EVERYTHING!

46.

4CF2Cl2

a)

C = 4, F = 4, Cl = 2

b)

C = 1, F = 8, Cl = 8

c)

C = 4, F = 8, Cl = 8

d)

C = 1, F = 4, Cl = 8

47.

How many different elements are present in this molecule?

3 NH4C2H3O2

a)

15

b)

36

c)

5

d)

4

48.

A ______ is a number written in front of a chemical formula.

a)

Coefficient

b)

Subscript

c)

Exponent

d)

Coordinator

49.

How many Oxygen atoms are in H2O?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

0

d)

4

50.

A subscript is the small number below the element symbol that tells the number of _______ of that element.

a)

atoms

b)

valence electrons

c)

protons

d)

elements

51.

You would add (a)   to the end of the second name for covalent and ionic.

52.

You will add a (a)   to the front of the covalent name.

53.

The prefix for five is (a)  

54.

The prefix for eight is (a)   .

55.

The prefix for six is (a)  

56.

The prefix for seven is (a)   .

57.

The prefix for ten is (a)  

58.

The prefix for one is (a)  

59.

The prefix for three is (a)   .

60.

You would drop the ____ and the _____ in the prefix when you add it to oxide.

(a)