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Ionic Nomenclature

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride
2.
Name the following ionic compound: MgSO4
a)
magnesium sulfoxide
b)
magnesium sulfide
c)
magnesium sulfate
d)
magnesium oxide
3.
copper(II) chloride
a)
CuCl2
b)
CuCl
c)
Cu2Cl
d)
Cu2Cl2
4.
What is the correct formula for Sodium Oxide?
a)
NaO
b)
NaO2
c)
Na2O
d)
Na2O2
5.

What is the correct formula of magnesium sulfide?

a)

MgSO4

b)

MgS

c)

MgSO3

d)

Mg2S2

6.

What is the correct name of Mg(C2H3O2)2?

a)

magnesium acetate

b)

magnesium carbohydroxide

c)

magnesium glucose

d)

magnesium diacetate

7.

What is the correct name of Ag2SO4?

a)

silver sulfoxide

b)

silver sulfate

c)

silver sulfite

d)

silver tetrasulfoate

8.

Name this formula:

KNO3

a)

Potassium Nitrogen Oxide

b)

Potassium Nitride

c)

Potassium Nitrate

d)

Potassium (I) Nitrite

9.

Name the compound CuO

a)

copper (II) oxide

b)

copper oxide

c)

copper (I) oxide

d)

carbon uranium oxide

10.

Strontium nitride

a)

SrN

b)

Sr3N2

c)

Sr2N3

d)

N3Sr2

11.

Aluminum fluoride

a)

AlF

b)

AlF2

c)

Al3F

d)

AlF3

12.

When lithium and oxygen bond the formula is

a)

LiO

b)

OiL

c)

Li2O

d)

LiO2

13.

Nickel (II) hydroxide

a)

NiOH2

b)

NiOH

c)

Ni(OH)2

d)

NiO2

14.

Na3PO4

a)

sodium phosphide

b)

sodium phosphate

c)

sodium phosphite

d)

sodium (III) phosphate

15.

iron (II) chlorate

a)

Fe2ClO3

b)

FeClO3

c)

Fe(ClO4)2

d)

Fe(ClO3)2

16.

NH4NO3

a)

ammonium nitrite

b)

hydrogen nitrate

c)

ammonium oxide

d)

ammonium nitrate

17.

Li3PO4

a)

lithium phosphate

b)

lithium (I) phosphate

c)

lithium (III) phosphate

d)

lithium phosphite

18.

NaC2H3O2

a)

sodium hydroxide

b)

sodium carbonate

c)

sodium acetate

d)

sodium hydroxide

19.

Ca(OH)2

a)

calcium (II) hydroxide

b)

calcium hydroxide

c)

calcium oxide

d)

calcium (II) oxide

20.

NaNO2

a)

sodium nitrate

b)

sodium (II) nitrate

c)

sodium nitrite

d)

sodium (I) nitrite

21.
Which of the following is an ionic compound:
a)
CH4
b)
I2
c)
LiBr2
d)
CO
22.
What would be the proper chemical formula for combining Al3+ and Cl- :
a)
AlCl3
b)
Al3Cl
c)
AlCl
d)
Al3Cl3
23.
Which of the following combinations would need roman numerals in the name?
a)
potassium + fluorine
b)
beryllium + oxygen
c)
boron + iodine
d)
silver + oxygen
24.
What is the charge on the hydroxide ion?
a)
0
b)
-1
c)
-2
d)
-3
25.
An atom that gains or loses electrons is called a _______.
a)
atom
b)
ion
c)
oxidation
d)
metal
26.
NH4Cl
a)
ammonium chloride
b)
ammonium chlorine
c)
nitrogen hydrogen chloride
d)
nitrogen chloride
27.
magnesium carbonate
a)
Mg2C
b)
Mg2CO4
c)
Mg2(CO3)2
d)
MgCO3
28.
Fe+3   +    S-2
a)
FE+4(S)=3
b)
Fe2S4
c)
Fe2S3
d)
Fe3S2
29.

What is the formula for tin (IV) chromate?

a)

SnCrO4SnCrO_4  

b)

Sn(CrO4)2Sn\left(CrO_4\right)_2  

c)

Sn2(CrO4)2Sn_2\left(CrO_4\right)_2  

d)

Sn2(CrO4)4Sn_2\left(CrO_4\right)_4  

30.

What is the formula for barium hydroxide?

a)

BaOHBaOH  

b)

Ba(OH)2Ba\left(OH\right)_2  

c)

Ba2(OH)2Ba_2\left(OH\right)_2  

d)

BaOH2BaOH_2  

31.

Name the compound KClO3KClO_3  

a)

potassium chloride

b)

potassium trichloroxide

c)

potassium chlorate

d)

hypochloride

32.

What is the metallic ion in copper (II) chloride

a)

Co2+Co^{2+}  

b)

Cu2+Cu^{2+}  

c)

Cl2Cl^{2-}  

d)

ClCl^-  

33.

What is the charge (oxidation number) for sulfur?

a)

+2

b)

-2

c)

-6

d)

+3

34.

Ammonium Oxide

a)

AmO2

b)

(NH4)2O

c)

(NH4)O2

d)

Am2O

35.
What kind of bond forms between a cation and an anion?
a)
Chemical bond
b)
Ionic bond
c)
Covalent bond
d)
Electron bond
36.
How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
37.
How many atoms are there TOTAL in:
H2SO4
a)
6
b)
5
c)
7
d)
3
38.
How many nitrogen atoms in 
Mg(NO3)2
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
39.
How many NH4 polyatomic ions are in 
(NH4)3PO4
a)
1
b)
4
c)
3
d)
12
40.

What type of formula is this?

a)

Molecular Formula

b)

Empirical Formula

c)

Structural formula

d)

Ionic Formula

41.
What is the subscript for the following molecule?
2CaClO3
a)
2
b)
3
c)
Both 2 & 3
d)
Calcium
42.

Which type of chemical formula gives the least amount of information?

a)

Molecular Formula

b)

Empirical Formula

c)

Structural formula

d)

Chemical formula

43.

What is the correct name for this polyatomic ion: ClO

a)

hypochlorite

b)

chlorite

c)

chlorate

d)

perchlorate

44.

What is the correct name for this polyatomic ion: CN

a)

carbonate

b)

cyanide

c)

chromate

d)

chromite

45.

What is the correct name for this polyatomic ion: OH

a)

hydrogen carbonate

b)

oxonium

c)

hydroxide

d)

acetate

46.

What is the correct name for this polyatomic ion: NO3

a)

carbonate

b)

hydroxide

c)

nitrite

d)

nitrate

47.

What is the correct name for this polyatomic ion: CrO42–

a)

chromate

b)

dichromate

c)

carbonate

d)

ammonium

48.

What is the correct name for this polyatomic ion: PO43–

a)

phosphorus tetroxide

b)

phosphate

c)

sulphate

d)

hydroxide

49.

What is the correct formula for the polyatomic ion called hydrogen carbonate?

a)

HCO3

b)

CO32–

c)

CrO42–

d)

CN

50.

What is the correct formula for the polyatomic ion called ammonium?

a)

NH3+

b)

NH3

c)

CN+

d)

NH4+

51.
Name the following ionic compound: MgSO4
a)
magnesium sulfoxide
b)
magnesium sulfide
c)
magnesium sulfate
d)
magnesium oxide
52.
copper(II) chloride
a)
CuCl2
b)
CuCl
c)
Cu2Cl
d)
Cu2Cl2
53.
What is the correct formula for Sodium Oxide?
a)
NaO
b)
NaO2
c)
Na2O
d)
Na2O2
54.

What is the correct formula of magnesium sulfide?

a)

MgSO4

b)

MgS

c)

MgSO3

d)

Mg2S2

55.

What is the correct name of Mg(C2H3O2)2?

a)

magnesium acetate

b)

magnesium carbohydroxide

c)

magnesium glucose

d)

magnesium diacetate

56.

What is the correct name of Ag2SO4?

a)

silver sulfoxide

b)

silver sulfate

c)

silver sulfite

d)

silver tetrasulfoate

57.

Name this formula:

KNO3

a)

Potassium Nitrogen Oxide

b)

Potassium Nitride

c)

Potassium Nitrate

d)

Potassium (I) Nitrite

58.

Name the compound CuO

a)

copper (II) oxide

b)

copper oxide

c)

copper (I) oxide

d)

carbon uranium oxide

59.

Aluminum fluoride

a)

AlF

b)

AlF2

c)

Al3F

d)

AlF3

60.

FePO4

a)

iron phosphite

b)

iron (III) phosphite

c)

iron (III) phosphate

d)

iron (II) phosphite

61.

Nickel (II) hydroxide

a)

NiOH2

b)

NiOH

c)

Ni(OH)2

d)

NiO2

62.

Na3PO4

a)

sodium phosphide

b)

sodium phosphate

c)

sodium phosphite

d)

sodium (III) phosphate

63.

NH4NO3

a)

ammonium nitrite

b)

hydrogen nitrate

c)

ammonium oxide

d)

ammonium nitrate

64.

iron (II) phosphate

a)

Fe2P3

b)

Fe3(PO3)2

c)

Fe3(PO4)2

d)

Fe2(PO3)2

65.

NaC2H3O2

a)

sodium hydroxide

b)

sodium carbonate

c)

sodium acetate

d)

sodium hydroxide

66.

Ca(OH)2

a)

calcium (II) hydroxide

b)

calcium hydroxide

c)

calcium oxide

d)

calcium (II) oxide

67.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride