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Ionic Names and Formulas

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 3hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the NAME of....
Na2S
a)
sodium (II) sulfide
b)
sodium sulfide
c)
disodium sulfide
d)
sodium sulfur
2.
What is the NAME of....
Mg3N2
a)
magnesium (III) nitride
b)
magnesium (II) nitride
c)
magnesium (II) nitrogen
d)
magnesium nitride
3.
What is the NAME of...
CrN
a)
chromium (II) nitride
b)
chromium (III) nitride
c)
chromium nitride
d)
chromium (I) nitride
4.
What is the NAME of...
PtO2
a)
platinum (II) oxide
b)
platinum (IV) oxide
c)
platinum oxide
d)
platinum (I) oxide
5.
What is the NAME of...
FeP
a)
Iron (II) phosphide
b)
Iron phosphide
c)
Iron (III) phosphide
d)
Iron (III) phosphorus
6.
What is the FORMULA for...
calcium arsenide
a)
Ca3As2
b)
CaAs2
c)
Ca3As
d)
Ca3Ar2
7.
What is the FORMULA for....
beryllium iodide
a)
Be2I
b)
BeI
c)
BeI2
d)
BI2
8.
The name of the compound NH4F is
a)
Nitrogen hydrogen fluorine
b)
Ammonium Fluoride
c)
Ammonia Fluoride
d)
Nitrogen tetrahydride fluoride
9.
The name of Al₂(SO₄)₃ is
a)
aluminum sulfur oxide
b)
aluminum sulfate
c)
aluminum trisulfate
d)
aluminum (III) sulfate
10.
The name of Ca₃(PO₄)₂ is
a)
calcium phosphide oxide
b)
calcium phosphate
c)
tricalcium diphosphate
d)
carbon phosphate
11.
The name of Fe(OH)₂ is
a)
iron oxide
b)
iron hydroxide
c)
iron (II) hydroxide
d)
iron dihydroxide
12.
The chemical formula of sodium sulfate is
a)
S₂SO₄
b)
NaSO₂
c)
NaSO₄
d)
Na₂SO₄
13.
What is the formula for tin (II) nitride?
a)
Sn3N2
b)
SnN2
c)
Sn3N
d)
SnN
14.
What is the formula for Magnesium Carbonate?
a)
MgCO3
b)
Mg(CO3)2
c)
Mg2CO6
d)
Mg2CO3
15.
What is the chemical name for Fe(NO3)3?
a)
Iron (III) Nitrate
b)
Iron (III) Nitride
c)
Iron (II) Nitrate
d)
Iron (III) Nitride
16.
Which of the following combination is incorrect?
a)
phosphate  PO43-                 

b)
sulfite  SO32-                 
c)
nitrite    NO3-   
d)
iron(II)    Fe2+                   
17.
The charge on a barium ion in its ionic compounds is
a)
1+
b)
2+
c)
3+
d)
4+
18.
The polyatomic ion:  SO42- has the name
a)
Phosphate
b)
Sulfate
c)
Sulfite
d)
Sulfur tetra oxide
19.
Fe+3 combines with S-2 to form 
a)
Fe+4(S)=3
b)
Fe2S4
c)
Fe2S3
d)
Fe3S2
20.
What formula results when Fe+3 and CO3-2 ions bond?
a)
FeCO3
b)
Fe2CO3
c)
Fe2(CO3)3
d)
Fe3(CO3)2
21.
Name the following compound; ScCl2
a)
sulfur dichloride
b)
scandium chloride
c)
scandium (II) chloride
d)
scandium dichloride
22.
Which formula correctly represents aluminum phosphate?
a)
AlPO4
b)
AlSO4
c)
AlP
d)
AlPO3
23.
Gallium sulfate has which of the following formulas?
a)
Ga2S3
b)
Ga3(SO4)2
c)
Ge2(SO4)3
d)
Ga2(SO4)3
24.
Which of the following is the metallic ion in copper (II) chloride?
a)
Cu2+
b)
Cu2-
c)
Co2-
d)
Cl2+
25.
What is the name of the following compound; FeCrO4?
a)
iron chromate
b)
iron dichromate
c)
iron (II) chromate
d)
Iron (II) dichromate
26.
CaCO3 is represented best by which name?
a)
calcium bicarbonate
b)
carbonic acid
c)
calcium carbon trioxide
d)
calcium carbonate
27.
NiSO4 is known as-
a)
nickel (II) sulfate
b)
nickel (II) sulfite
c)
nickel (II) sulfide
d)
nickel sodium tetraoxide
28.
The correct chemical name for water is-
a)
dihydrogen monoxide
b)
hydrogen hydroxide
c)
hydrogen peroxide
d)
H2O
29.
What is the formula for Tin (IV) carbide?
a)
S2C
b)
S4C2
c)
TiC
d)
SnC
30.
What is the name of the compound with the formula; Ba(NO3)2?
a)
Barium nitrate
b)
Barium nitrite
c)
Barium nitride
d)
barium dinitrate
31.

In a chemical formula, the total positive charge and negative charge must add up to equal _____.

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

32.

What is the correct name for the compound LiF?

a)

Lithium fluoride

b)

Lithium fluorine

c)

monolithium monofluoride

d)

lithium monofluoride

33.

What is the correct formula for Ammonium phosphate?

a)

NH4PO4

b)

NH43PO4

c)

(NH4)3PO4

d)

NH4(PO4)3

34.

What is the correct name of the compound Mg(NO3)2?

a)

Magnesium nitride

b)

Magnesium dinitrate

c)

Monomagnesium dinitrate

d)

Magnesium nitrate

35.

What is the correct formula for aluminum sulfide?

a)

Al3S2

b)

Al2S

c)

AlS2

d)

Al2S3

36.

How many atoms of oxygen are in a molecule of Ca3(PO4)2

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

37.

What is the correct chemical formula for magnesium iodide?

a)

MgI2

b)

Mg2I

c)

MgI

d)

Mg2I2

38.

What is the name of the compound NH4OH?

a)

Nitrogen oxygen hydride

b)

Nitrogen hydroxide

c)

Ammonium oxygen hydride

d)

Ammonium hydroxide

39.

What is the correct formula of the potassium oxide?

a)

KO

b)

K2O

c)

KO2

d)

K2O2

40.
What is the name of K3PO4?
a)
Tripotassium Phosphate
b)
Tripotassium Phosphite
c)
Potassium phosphide
d)
Potassium phosphate
41.
What is the name of Al(NO3)3?
a)
Aluminum trinitrate
b)
Monoaluminum nitrate
c)
Aluminum (III) nitrate
d)
Aluminum Nitrate
42.
Name the following ionic compound: Cr(NO2)3
a)
chromium nitrite
b)
chromium nitride
c)
chromium III nitride
d)
chromium III nitrite
43.
The proper formula for magnesium hydroxide:
a)
MgOH
b)
Mg2OH
c)
Mg(OH)2
d)
Mg2OH2
44.
If copper (II) and phosphate bond together, the resulting chemical formula would be:
a)
Cu2(PO4)3
b)
CuPO4
c)
Cu3(PO4)2
d)
Cu3PO4
45.
What is the formula for copper(I) sulfate?
a)
CuSO3
b)
CuSO4
c)
Cu2SO3
d)
Cu2SO4
46.
Name the following ionic compound: Cr(NO2)3
a)
chromium nitrite
b)
chromium nitride
c)
chromium III nitride
d)
chromium III nitrite
47.
What is the formula for iron(II) carbonate?
a)
Fe2CO3
b)
FeCO3
c)
Fe2CO2
d)
FeCO4
48.
Name this compound: 
Ca2CO3
a)
Calcium carbon oxide
b)
Calcium (II) carbonate
c)
Calcium carbonate
d)
Carbonate (I) calcide
49.
Name the Compound:
SnO2
a)
tin(II) oxide
b)
tin(IV)oxide
c)
tin(II)oxegen 
d)
tin oxide
50.
Name this formula: 
FeSO4
a)
Iron (I) Sulfate
b)
Iron (II) Sulfate
c)
Iron Sulfate
d)
Iron Sulfide
51.
Name the following ionic compound: LiNO3
a)
lithium nitrate
b)
lithium III nitrate
c)
lithium nitride
d)
lithium oxide
52.
Find the formula zinc sulfate
a)
ZnSO3
b)
ZnSO4
c)
ZnS
d)
Zn(SO4)2
53.
What is the formula for copper (II) hydroxide?
a)
CuOH
b)
Cu(OH)2
c)
Cu2OH
d)
Cu2O
54.

PbS2

a)

lead sulfide

b)

lead sulfur

c)

lead(II) sulfide

d)

lead(IV) sulfide

55.

What is the name of the compound Ca(NO3)2?

a)

Calcium Nitrite

b)

Calcium Nitrate

c)

Calcium(II) Nitride

d)

Calcium Nitroxide

e)

Calcium Dinitroxide

56.

Name Fe(NO3)3

a)

Iron(III) Nitrate

b)

Iron(III) Nitrite

c)

Iron Nitrite(III)

d)

Iron Nitrate

e)

Iron Oxynitride

57.

What is the formula for Manganese(III) carbonate?

a)

Mn2(CO3)3

b)

Mn3CO3

c)

Mn3CO6

d)

Mn2C3O9

e)

MnCO3

58.
Name the following ionic compound: MgSO4
a)
magnesium sulfoxide
b)
magnesium sulfide
c)
magnesium sulfate
d)
magnesium oxide
59.
Name the following ionic compound: LiNO3
a)
lithium nitrate
b)
lithium III nitrate
c)
lithium nitride
d)
lithium oxide
60.
What is the charge on the hydroxide ion?
a)
0
b)
-1
c)
-2
d)
-3
61.
The proper formula for magnesium hydroxide:
a)
MgOH
b)
Mg2OH
c)
Mg(OH)2
d)
Mg2OH2
62.
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
63.
Li2CO3
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
c)
Polyatomic
64.

How many atoms total are in AlPO4?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

65.

How many atoms total are in NaOH?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

66.
What is the formula for sodium nitrate?
a)
Na3NO
b)
NaNO
c)
Na3NO3
d)
NaNO3
67.
What is the formula for copper(I) sulfate?
a)
CuSO3
b)
CuSO4
c)
Cu2SO3
d)
Cu2SO4
68.
What is the formula for iron(II) carbonate?
a)
Fe2CO3
b)
FeCO3
c)
Fe2CO2
d)
FeCO4
69.
What is the formula for calcium carbonate?
a)
CaCO
b)
CaCO2
c)
CaCO3
d)
Ca3CO3
70.
Name this compound: 
Ca2CO3
a)
Calcium carbon oxide
b)
Calcium (II) carbonate
c)
Calcium carbonate
d)
Carbonate (I) calcide
71.
Find the formula zinc sulfate
a)
ZnSO3
b)
ZnSO4
c)
ZnS
d)
Zn(SO4)2
72.
What is the formula for copper (II) hydroxide?
a)
CuOH
b)
Cu(OH)2
c)
Cu2OH
d)
Cu2O
73.
What is the NAME of....
Na2S
a)
sodium (II) sulfide
b)
sodium sulfide
c)
disodium sulfide
d)
sodium sulfur
74.
What is the NAME of....
Mg3N2
a)
magnesium (III) nitride
b)
magnesium (II) nitride
c)
magnesium (II) nitrogen
d)
magnesium nitride
75.
LiBr is called
a)
lithium bromine
b)
lithium (I) bromine
c)
lithium bromide
d)
lithuim (I) bromide
76.
The correct formula for magnesium oxide is 
a)
Mg2O
b)
MgO
c)
MgO2
d)
Mg2O3
77.
CaI2
a)
calcium diodide
b)
calcium iodide
c)
calcium iodate
d)
calcium iodine
78.
Na +  and  S -2
a)
Na2S
b)
NaS2
c)
Na2S2
d)
NaS
79.
Al +3  and  Cl-
a)
AlCl3
b)
Al3Cl
c)
AlCl
d)
Cl3Al
80.
Al +3  and  P -3
a)
Al3P3
b)
AlP
c)
P3Al3
d)
Pal
81.
What is the correct formula for Calcium Oxide?
a)
CaO
b)
CaO2
c)
N
Ca2O
d)
Ca2O2
82.
Name the following ionic compound: Cs2S
a)
cesium sulfide
b)
cesium sulfate
c)
cesium II sulfate
d)
cesium II sulfide
83.
AgF
a)
silver fluoride
b)
silver fluorine
c)
monosilver monofluoride
d)
silver monofluorine
84.

What is the correct name of the compound CaCl2?

a)

Calcium dichloride

b)

Calcium dichlorine

c)

Calcium chlorine

d)

Calcium chloride

85.

What is the formula for copper(II) phosphide?

a)

Cu2P3

b)

Cu3P2

c)

Cu3(PO4)2

d)

Cu2P

86.

What is the correct name for SrF2?

a)

fluoride strontium

b)

strontium fluorine

c)

strontium diflluoride

d)

strontium fluoride

87.

What is the correct name for Zn(CN)2?

a)

zinc cyanide

b)

zinc dicyanide

c)

zinc carbide

d)

zinc(I) cyanide

88.
What is the charge of Ni in NiBr3?
a)
+2
b)
+3
c)
-3
d)
+6