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Naming ionic compounds and periodic trends

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Metals tend to _____.

a)

Gain electrons

b)

Lose electrons

2.

Nonmetals tend to _____.

a)

Gain electrons

b)

Lose electrons

3.

Which neutral atom would form a cation?

a)

Potassium (K)

b)

Neon (Ne)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Barium (Ba)

4.

Which neutral atom would form an anion?

a)

Helium (He)

b)

Magnesium (Mg)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Fluorine (F)

5.

In ionic compounds, the oxidation number is ______ as the charge of the ion.

a)

The same

b)

Different

6.

What is the oxidation number of sodium (Na)?

a)

+1

b)

+7

c)

-1

d)

-7

7.

Elements in group 2 (2A) have what oxidation number?

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

8.

When naming an ionic compound, which name stays exactly as it is?

a)

The anion

b)

The cation

9.

When changing the anion's name, we cut off the end of the word and add what 3 letters?

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10.

What would a chemist name the compound BaO?

a)

Barium oxygenide

b)

Oxygen baride

c)

Oxygen bariumide

d)

Barium oxide

11.

What is the name of Li2S?

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12.

What is the name of K2O?

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13.

What is the name of Ba3P2?

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14.

Write the chemical formula for Cesium nitride

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15.

Write the chemical formula for Aluminum oxide

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16.

Write the chemical formula for Calcium chloride

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17.

Write the chemical formula for Potassium iodide

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18.

What is ionization energy?

a)

Energy needed to destroy an atom

b)

Energy needed to split an electron

c)

Energy required to remove an electron

d)

Energy required to add an electron

19.

Electronegativity is...

a)

how good an atom is at attracting electrons

b)

the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom

c)

the ability of an atom to lose electrons

d)

how easy it is to make friends. 

20.

As you look down a group, ionization energy, and electronegativity

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

21.

As you look from left to right across a period, ionization energy and electronegativity both

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease