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Chemical Nomenclature and Groups (Honors)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a binary

compound?

a)

O2

b)

HCN

c)

H2SO4

d)

H2S

e)

NaOH

2.

The correct name for FeO is _____.

a)

iron oxide

b)

iron (II) oxide

c)

iron (III) oxide

d)

iron (IV) oxide

e)

iron (I) oxide

3.

Which of the following is not the correct

combination of compound name and its formula?

a)

hydrobromic acid; HBr

b)

calcium sulfate; CaSO4

c)

beryllium oxide; BeO

d)

nickel(II) peroxide; Ni2O

e)

ammonium chromate; (NH4)2CrO4

4.

Which of the following formulas is

incorrect?

a)

CaNO3

b)

MgS

c)

AlBr3

d)

Li2O

e)

NaOH

5.

The substance ClO3– is best described as

a)

a molecule

b)

a polyatomic ion

c)

a polyatomic molecule

d)

a mixture

6.

Which of these formulas is incorrect?

a)

KCl

b)

K2O

c)

KF2

d)

K3PO4

7.

The correct name for TiO2 is ____________.

a)

titanium oxide

b)

titanium dioxide

c)

titanium (II) oxide

d)

titanium (IV) oxide

8.

Which of these does not have ionic bonds?

a)

MgF2

b)

TiF2

c)

SF2

d)

ZnF2

9.

Which compound(s) contain polyatomic ions? (may be multiple answer choices)

a)

KNO3

b)

MoCl3

c)

(NH4)3PO4

d)

NH3

e)

MgS

10.

Which of these compounds will require a roman numeral? (may be multiple answer choices)

a)

Cr2O3

b)

SnO

c)

Al2O3

d)

CaSO3

e)

MnSO3

11.

In the compound Sn(SO4)2, what is the charge on the tin?

a)

4-

b)

4+

c)

2-

d)

2+

12.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)
group
b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
13.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
14.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
15.

What are the vertical columns on the periodic called?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

nonmetals

d)

metals

e)

metalloids

16.
Which of the following is an Alkaline Earth Metal? 
a)
Calcium
b)
Lithium
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Copper 
17.

Name C2H4 using the rules we discussed in class.

a)

Carbon tetrahydride

b)

Ethene

c)

Dicarbon tetrahydride

d)

Carbon(II) hydride

18.

Name Ca3(PO4)2 using the rules we discussed in class.

a)

calcium phosphate

b)

tricalcium phosphate

c)

calcium orthophosphate

d)

calcium phosphorus oxide

19.

Name HCN using the rules we learned in class.

a)

hydrogen monocarbon mononitride

b)

formonitrile

c)

hydrogen cyanide

d)

hydrocyanic acid

20.

Name H2O.

a)

hydroxylic acid

b)

dihydrogen monoxide

c)

water

d)

hydrogen oxide

21.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Group 2 elements are metals that are also called alkaline earth metals; an example is manganese.

b)

Group 17 elements are nonmetals called noble gases; an example is argon.

c)

Groups 3-12 represent metalloids; an example is iron.

d)

Group 1 elements are metals that are also called alkali metals; an example is potassium.

22.

Identify a transition metal that is in the fifth period.

a)

silver

b)

gold

c)

vanadium

d)

antimony

23.

Which of the following acids rules is correct?

a)

All acids start with the prefix hydro.

b)

Acids with polyatomic ions that end in -ate change their ending to -ous.

c)

Acid formulas need to have their charges balanced.

d)

All compounds that start with hydrogen in their formulas are acids.

24.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Metals typically form positively charged cations.

b)

Nonmetals typically form negatively charged cations.

c)

Metals typically form negatively charged anions.

d)

Nonmetals typically form positively charged anions.

e)

Metals typically form positively charged anions.

25.

Which of the following statements about polyatomic ions is incorrect?

a)

Polyatomic ions can be negatively or positively charged.

b)

Ionic, covalent, and acidic compounds can all contain polyatomic ions.

c)

Polyatomics that end in -ate have one more oxygen than the corresponding polyatomic ending in -ite.

d)

Polyatomic ions should always be written in parentheses if there is more than one unit required.