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Naming Ionic Compounds

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following has a charge 2+?

a)

Al

b)

Na

c)

Ca

d)

O

2.

A nitrogen with a charge of 3- is called ________.

a)

Nitrite

b)

Nutritious

c)

Nitrogenide

d)

Nitride

3.

Which bond is formed between a metal and a nonmetal?

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Metallic

d)

Polar

4.

What is the correct formula for the ionic compound silver oxide?

a)

AgO2

b)

Ag2O

c)

Ag2O2

d)

AgO

5.

Which ion is incorrect?

a)

P3+

b)

I1-

c)

Zn2+

d)

F1+

6.

What is the chemical formula of potassium sulfide?

a)

KS

b)

KS2

c)

K2S

d)

K2S3

7.

The chemical name of KI is _______.

a)

Potassium Iodine

b)

Potassium (I) Iodide

c)

Potassium Iodide

d)

Potassium (I) Iodine

8.

Which element has 3 possible ionic charges?

a)

Ti

b)

Mn

c)

V

d)

Cu

9.

Which charge is incorrect?

a)

Fe3+

b)

Mo5+

c)

Cr2+

d)

Hg2+

10.

What is the name of the compound with a chemical formula of SnBr4

a)

Tin Bromide

b)

Tin (II) Bromide

c)

Tin (VI) Bromide

d)

Tin (IV) Bromide

11.

What is the chemical formula of magnesium phosphide?

a)

Mg2P

b)

Mg3P2

c)

Mg2P3

d)

Mg3P

12.

What is the chemical formula of aluminum selenide?

a)

Al3Se2

b)

Al2Se3

c)

AlS3

d)

Al2S

13.

How many ionic charges does the element Uranium have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.

Which formula is incorrect?

a)

NaF

b)

BeCl2

c)

GaS

d)

TiN

15.

Which chemical name is incorrect?

a)

Copper Phosphide

b)

Copper Nitride

c)

Copper Sulfide

d)

All of the Above

16.

Which of the following is true about the compound cobalt (III) oxide?

a)

The compound has 3 oxide atoms

b)

The compound has 2 oxide atoms

c)

The compound does not need a roman numeral in its name

d)

Cobalt has a charge of 2+

17.

How many zinc atoms are the in zinc phosphide?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

What is the chemical formula of lead (II) sulfide?

a)

PbS2

b)

Pb2S2

c)

LeS2

d)

PbS

19.

Which of the following combinations would need roman numerals in the name?

a)

potassium + fluorine

b)

beryllium + oxygen

c)

boron + iodine

d)

gold + oxygen

20.

When naming ionic compounds with transition metals you need to include roman numerals to show the _____ of the metal.

a)

Number of atoms

b)

Charge

c)

Electronegativity

d)

atomic numbers