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Naming Chemical Compounds (Ionic, Acid and Covalent)

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name for NaH

a)

sodium hydrogen

b)

potassium hydride

c)

sodium hydride

d)

potassium hydrogen

2.

Name for PBr2

a)

phosphorus bromide

b)

phosphorus dibromide

c)

phosphorus dibromine

d)

phosphorus bromine

3.

Name for LiOH

a)

lithium hydrogen oxide

b)

lithium hydroxide

c)

lithium (II) hydroxide

d)

lithium (I) hydroxide

4.

Formula for Cobalt (II) bromide

a)

CoBr

b)

Co2Br2

c)

Co2Br

d)

CoBr2

5.

Formula for sulfur dioxide

a)

S2O

b)

SO2

c)

S2O2

d)

(SO)2

6.

Name for CO

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

carbon oxide

c)

monocarbon oxide

d)

carbide monoxide

7.

Formula for aluminum phosphate

a)

Al2P3

b)

Al3PO4

c)

AlP

d)

AlPO4

8.

Name for BaO

a)

Barium oxide

b)

Barium monoxide

c)

Monobarium oxide

d)

Monobarium monoxide

9.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride
10.
What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide?
a)
LiO
b)
Li2O
c)
LiO2
d)
Li2O2
11.
What is the name of Al(NO3)3?
a)
Aluminum trinitrate
b)
Monoaluminum nitrate
c)
Aluminum (III) nitrate
d)
Aluminum Nitrate
12.
What is the name of N2O3
a)
Nitrogen trioxide
b)
Dinitrogen oxide
c)
Dinitrogen trioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxide
13.
What is the name of C3Cl?
a)
Carbon octachloride
b)
Tricarbon octachloride
c)
Carbon trichloride
d)
Octacarbon trichloride
14.
True or false: When naming ionic compounds, use prefixes to indicate subscripts
a)
True
b)
False
15.

How many Oxygen atoms are in H2O?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

0

d)

4

16.
What is the correct term for "bond that forms when electrons are shared equally"?
a)
ionic bond
b)
metallic bond
c)
nonpolar covalent bond
d)
polar covalent bond
17.
What is the correct term for "bond that forms between a metal and a nonmetal"?
a)
ionic bond
b)
metallic bond
c)
nonpolar covalent bond
d)
polar covalent bond
18.
What is the correct term for "bond that forms when electrons are shared unequally"?
a)
ionic bond
b)
metallic bond
c)
nonpolar covalent bond
d)
polar covalent bond
19.
What is the correct term for "atom with more protons than electrons"?
a)
positive ion (cation)
b)
negative ion (anion)
c)
neutral atom
d)
stable atom
20.
What is the correct term for "atom with more electrons than protons"?
a)
positive ion (cation)
b)
negative ion (anion)
c)
neutral atom
d)
stable atom
21.
What is the correct term for "atom with a full valence shell"?
a)
positive ion (cation)
b)
negative ion (anion)
c)
neutral atom
d)
stable atom
22.
What is the total number of atoms in the chemical formula shown below?
Al2(SO4)3
a)
17
b)
15
c)
10
d)
5
23.

What is the formula for diphosphorus pentoxide?

a)

P2O5

b)

PO5

c)

P5O2

d)

Po2O5

24.

What is the formula for sodium bromide?

a)

NaBr

b)

NaBr2

c)

Na2Br

d)

SoBr

25.

What is the name for SiCl4?

a)

silicon tetrachloride

b)

silicon quadchloride

c)

monosilicon tetrachloride

d)

silicon chloride

26.

What is the chemical formula of sulfur hexabromide?

a)

SBr₆

b)

S₆Br

c)

S(VI)Br

d)

SBr4

27.

What is the name of P₄S₁₀?

a)

phosphorous sulfide

b)

phosphorus sulfite

c)

tetraphosphorus decasulfide

d)

tetraphosphide decasulfide

28.

What is the name for BrO3?

a)

bromine oxide

b)

monobromine trioxide

c)

bromine trioxide

d)

bromide trioxide

29.

What is the name of the compound with the formula Ba3P2?

a)

barium phosphide

b)

barium diphosphide

c)

tribarium diphosphide

d)

barium phosphorous

30.
What is the formula for magnesium chloride?
a)
MgCl
b)
Mg2Cl
c)
MgCl2
d)
Mg(ClO3)2
31.

What is the formula for copper(I) sulfate?

a)

CuSO3

b)

CuSO4

c)

Cu2SO3

d)

Cu2SO4

32.

What is the name for As4O10?

a)

arsenic oxide

b)

arsenide decoxide

c)

tetraarsenic decoxide

d)

arsenic decoxide

33.

What's the formula for iron (II) nitride?

a)

Fe3N2

b)

Fe2N3

c)

Fe2NO2

d)

FeN

34.

What is the formula for manganese (IV) sulfide?

a)

Mn4S2

b)

MnS2

c)

Mn2S4

d)

MnS

35.

What is the formula for mercury (I) oxide?

a)

HgO

b)

Hg2O

c)

HgO2

d)

Hg2O2

36.

Name the ionic compound, FeBr3

a)

Iron (II) bromide

b)

Iron (III) bromide

c)

Iron bromide

d)

Iron tribromide

37.

Name the ionic compound, CaCO3

a)

calcium carbide

b)

calcium carbon trioxide

c)

calcium carbon oxide

d)

calcium carbonate

38.
Name this compound: Cs2S
a)
cesium sulfide
b)
cesium sulfate
c)
cesium sulfur
d)
dicesium sulfide
39.
Name this compound: PH3
a)
triphosphorus trihydride
b)
phosphorus hydride
c)
trihydrogen monophosphide
d)
phosphorus trihydride
40.
Name this compound: N2O4
a)
dinickel tetraoxide
b)
nitrogen oxide
c)
dinitrogen tetroxide
41.
Name this compound: K2O
a)
dipotassium oxide
b)
potassium oxide
c)
dipotassium monoxide
42.
What is the name for MgI2?
a)
magnesium iodide
b)
magnesium diodide
c)
magnesium iodine
d)
monomagnesium diodide
43.

MnBr4

a)

manganese bromide

b)

manganese bromine

c)

magnesium bromide

d)

magnesium bromine

44.

Ba(NO3)2

a)

barium nitrate

b)

barium nitride

c)

barium nitrogen oxide

d)

barium nitrite

45.

HCl

a)

hydrogen chloride

b)

hydrogen chlorine

c)

chlorine hydride

d)

chloride hydride

46.

NaHCO3

a)

sodium carbonate

b)

sodium hydrogen carbonate

c)

sodium carbonide

d)

sodium hydrogen carbonide

47.

PbCO3

a)

lead carbonate

b)

lead carbonide

c)

plutonium carbonate

d)

promethium carbonate

48.

Potassium iodide

a)

KI

b)

PI

c)

KIo

d)

PIo

49.

Copper carbonate

a)

CuC

b)

CuCO3

c)

CoCO3

d)

CoCa

50.

What is the formula for copper(II) nitrate?

a)

CuNO3

b)

Cu2NO3

c)

Cu(NO3)2

d)

CuN

51.

Lead(II) carbonate has the formula:

a)

LeCO3

b)

PbC

c)

PbCO3

d)

Pb(CO3)2

52.

Calcium reacts with chlorine to form:

a)

CaCl

b)

Ca2Cl

c)

CaCl2

d)

CCl2

53.

Barium sulfide has the formula:

a)

BaS

b)

Ba2S2

c)

BaSO4

d)

Ba(SO4)

54.

Magnesium sulfate has the formula:

a)

MSO4

b)

MgSO4

c)

Mg2(SO4)2

d)

MgS

55.
Name the acid: HC2H3O2
a)
Acetic Acid
b)
Acetous Acid
c)
Hydrogen Acetate
d)
Hydrogen Dicarbon Trihydrogen Dioxygen
56.
What is the formula for Hydrosulfuric Acid?
a)
H2(SO3)
b)
H2S
c)
H2(SO2)
d)
H2(SO4)
57.
Name HF
a)
hydrofluoric acid
b)
Hypofluoric acid
c)
hydrogen fluorine acid
d)
fluoric acid
58.
Name the acid: H3PO3
a)
hydrophosphoric acid
b)
phosphorous acid
c)
phosphoric acid
d)
phosphoric hydroxide
59.
What is the formula for hydrochloric acid?
a)
HCl
b)
HClO
c)
H3ClO3
d)
HClO3
60.
What is the formula for nitric acid?
a)
HNO2
b)
HNO3
c)
HNO4
d)
H2NO3
61.
What determines the number of hydrogens in your acid?
a)
there are always just one
b)
its the same as the charge of hydrogen
c)
its the same as the charge of the anion
d)
magic
62.
What is the formula for perchloric acid?
a)
H3ClO3
b)
H3ClO4
c)
HClO3
d)
HClO4
63.
HNO2
a)
hydronitrogen
b)
hydrogen nitrogen oxygen
c)
nitrous acid
d)
nitric acid
64.
Name this compound: N2O4
a)
dinickel tetraoxide
b)
nitrogen oxide
c)
dinitrogen tetroxide
d)

Nickel (IV) oxide