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Naming Ionic Compounds

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

AgF

a)

silver fluoride

b)

silver fluorine

c)

monosilver monofluoride

d)

silver monofluorine

2.

Name the following ionic compound: LiNO3

a)

lithium nitrate

b)

lithium III nitrate

c)

lithium nitride

d)

lithium oxide

3.

Name the following ionic compound: MgSO4

a)

magnesium sulfoxide

b)

magnesium sulfide

c)

magnesium sulfate

d)

magnesium oxide

4.

Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2

a)

beryllium chlorine

b)

beryllium II chloride

c)

beryllium chloride

d)

beryllium dichloride

5.

When naming ionic compounds you always write the name of the positive element _______ .

a)

first

b)

second

c)

with "ide"

d)

with a prefix

6.

The name of FeCl₂ is

a)

iron chloride

b)

iron (II) chloride

c)

iron (I) chloride

d)

iron dichloride

7.

LiBr is called

a)

lithium bromine

b)

lithium (I) bromine

c)

lithium bromide

d)

lithuim (I) bromide

8.

Name the ionic compound SnSe2

a)

tin diselenide

b)

tin (IV) Selenide

c)

tin selenide

d)

tin (II) triselenide

9.

Name the following ionic compound: Cs2S

a)

cesium sulfide

b)

cesium sulfate

c)

cesium II sulfate

d)

cesium II sulfide

10.

When naming a compound, what must the last part be?

a)

the element with "ide" at the end

b)

the element with the ending "ite"

c)

the name of the element

d)

the element with "ide" at the end, unless its a polyatomic ion

11.

What is the name of the compound Na2(SO4)?

a)

sodium sulfate

b)

sodium sulfide

c)

sodium sulfite

d)

sodium sulfuroxide

12.

The name of the compound Ca3(PO4)2

a)

calcium phosphate

b)

tricalcium diphosphate

c)

calcium phosphorus oxide

d)

calcium phosphide

13.

What is the name of the following compound: NaCl

a)

sodium chloride

b)

sodium (I) chloride

c)

sodium chlorine

d)

sodium (I) chlorine

14.

What is the name of the following compound: CuBr2

a)

copper bromine

b)

copper bromide

c)

copper (I) bromide

d)

copper (II) bromide

15.

What is the name of the following compound: K2SO4

a)

potassium sulfur

b)

potassium sulfate

c)

potassium (I) sulfate

d)

potassium (II) sulfide

16.

What is the name of the following compound: Mn2O3

a)

manganese oxide

b)

manganese (II) oxide

c)

manganese (III) oxide

d)

magnesium oxide

17.

Li2O

a)

dilithium oxide

b)

lithium oxide

c)

lithium dioxide

d)

dilithium monoxide

18.

MgS

a)

magnesium sulfide

b)

monomagnesium monosulfide

c)

magnesium monosulfide

d)

magnesium (II) sulfide

19.

What is the name of the following ternary ionic compound:

NaMnO4 ?

a)

sodium permangante

b)

sulfur permanganate

c)

sodium manganese oxide

d)

sodium (I) permanganate

20.

What is the name of the following ternary ionic compound:

Zn3(PO4)2?

a)

zinc phosphate

b)

zinc phosphite

c)

zinc phosphide

d)

zinc (II) phosphate

21.

What is the name of the following ternary ionic compound:

LiBrO3?

a)

lithium bromate

b)

lithium bromite

c)

lithium bromine oxide

d)

lithium (I) bromate

22.

What is the name of the following ternary ionic compound:

KClO4?

a)

potassium perchlorate

b)

phosphorus perchlorate

c)

potassium chlorine oxide

d)

potassium (I) perchlorate

23.

What is the name of the following ternary ionic compound:

AgCN?

a)

silver cyanide

b)

silver carbon nitride

c)

silver carbonoxide

d)

silver (I) carbon nitride

24.

What is the name of the following ternary ionic compound:

CaS2O3?

a)

calcium thiosulfate

b)

calcium sulfur oxide

c)

calcium sulfate

d)

calcium (II) disulfite

25.

What is the name of the following ternary ionic compound:

CuNO3?

a)

copper (I) nitrate

b)

copper (II) nitrate

c)

copper nitrate

d)

copper nitrogen trioxide

26.

What is the name of the following ternary ionic compound:

Al2(SO3)3

a)

aluminum sulfite

b)

aluminum sulfate

c)

aluminum sulfur oxide

d)

aluminum (III) sulfur oxide

27.

What is the name of the following ternary ionic compound:

Ba(OH)2 ?

a)

barium hydroxide

b)

boron hydroxide

c)

beryllium hydroxide

d)

barium (II) hydroxide

28.

What is the what charge of manganese in the compound: Mn2O3

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

+3

d)

-3

29.

What is the charge of copper in the compound: CuBr2

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

30.

What is the what charge of lead in the compound: lead (IV) iodide

a)

+1

b)

+4

c)

+6

d)

-1