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Naming Covalent Bonds

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
phosphorus trichloride
a)
KCl3
b)
PCl3
c)
K3Cl
d)
P3Cl
2.
silicon dioxide
a)
SO2
b)
NaO2
c)
SiO2
d)
SiO
3.

dinitrogen pentoxide

a)

N2O5

b)

NO5

c)

N5O2

d)

N2O6

4.
SiCl4
a)
silicon tetrachloride
b)
silicon quadchloride
c)
monosilicon tetrachloride
d)
silicon chloride
5.

P₄S₁₀

a)

tetrapotassium decasulfide

b)

phosphorus decasulfide

c)

tetraphosphorus decasulfide

d)

phosphorus (X) sulfide

6.

SO₃

a)

sulfate

b)

sulfur oxide

c)

sulfur trioxide

d)

monosulfur trioxide

7.

tetraphosphorus heptoxide

a)

K₄O₁₀

b)

P₄O7

c)

KO

d)

P₁₀O₄

8.

chlorine dioxide

a)

ClO2

b)

ClO

c)

ClO3

d)

HClO2

9.

hexaboron monosilicide

a)

B6Si

b)

BSi

c)

BSi6

d)

B6Si6

10.

What is the OFFICIAL name for H2O? Hint.. This is a trick question so choose carefully!

a)

Hydrogen Oxide

b)

Oxygen Dinitride

c)

Water

d)

Dihydrogen Monoxide

11.
How do covalent bonds form?
a)
Donating & receiving valence e- between atoms.
b)
Opposite slight charges attract each other between compounds.
c)
Scientists are still not sure how they form.
d)
Sharing valence e- between atoms.
12.
What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?
a)
2 Nonmetals
b)
1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal
c)
2 Metals
d)
2 Noble Gases
13.
What is the correct name for C4H6?
a)
Carbon Hexahydride
b)
Pentacarbon Pentahydride
c)
Hexacarbon Tetrahydride
d)
Tetracarbon Hexahydride
14.
PBr5
a)
Phosphorus Bromide
b)
Phosphorus Pentabromide
c)
Pentaphosphorus bromide
d)
Phosphorus Bromine
15.
As4O10
a)
arsenic oxide
b)
quadarsenic decoxide
c)
tetraarsenic decoxide
d)
arsenic decoxide
16.
The covalent compound N2O5 would be named
a)
nitrogen oxide.
b)
dinitrogen oxide.
c)
nitrogen pentoxide.
d)
dinitrogen pentoxide.
17.

Unlike Ionic compounds, Covalent compounds require what when naming them?

a)

A roman numeral

b)

A charge

c)

A prefix

18.

When is the prefix mono not used?

a)

It is never used when naming covalent compounds

b)

It is never used on the second element

c)

It is never used when on the first element

19.

What is the chemical name for H2O?

a)

Water

b)

Dihydrogen Monoxide

c)

Hydrogen (II) Oxide

d)

Dihydrogen Oxygen

20.

In covalent bonds elements ____________ electrons.

a)

donate

b)

give

c)

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