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Naming Compounds

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Iron oxides, such as rust, form when iron metal reacts with oxygen in the air. What are the chemical symbols for the two elements found in iron oxide?

a)

Fe and O

b)

I and O

c)

Ir and O

d)

Pb and O

2.

When cations and anions join, they form what kind of chemical bond?

a)

ionic

b)

Metalic

c)

Covalent

3.

Which of the following sets of elements will MOST LIKELY form an ionic bond?

a)

He, O

b)

Na, F

c)

Na, K

d)

Cl, F

4.

What is the correct name for the compound with the chemical formula NH₄NO₃ ?

a)

nitro-hydrogen nitrate

b)

ammonia mononitrite

c)

hydro-nitrogen oxide

d)

ammonium nitrate

5.

Which compound is MOST LIKELY formed using covalent bonds?

a)

K2O

b)

CaBr₂

c)

SiO₂

d)

KBr

6.

Which pair of elements would MOST LIKELY bond to form a covalently bonded compound?

a)

Na and F

b)

P and O

c)

Ba and Cl

d)

Mg and S

7.

What is the name of the following compound MgI₂?

a)

Magnesium iodine

b)

iodide (II) magnesium

c)

di-iodide magnesium

d)

Magnesium Iodide

8.

What is the correct name for the compound NaNO₃?

a)

sodium nitride

b)

sodium nitrogen trioxide

c)

sodium nitrate

d)

sodium nitrogen oxide

9.

What is the correct name for CO₂?

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

monocarbon monoxide

d)

carbon oxide

10.

Which of the following sets of elements will MOST LIKELY form an ionic bond?

a)

He, F

b)

Na, Cl

c)

Na, K

d)

Cl, He