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Mixed Practice: Ionic and Covalent Nomenclature

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the correct formula for the

IONIC COMPOUND

Magnesium Chloride

a)

MgCl2

b)

MgCl

c)

Mg2Cl

d)

Mg2Cl3

2.

Select the correct formula for the

IONIC COMPOUND

Boron Chloride

a)

BCl2

b)

BCl

c)

B3Cl

d)

BCl3

3.

Select the correct formula for the

IONIC COMPOUND

Aluminum Oxide

a)

AlO

b)

Al3O2

c)

AlO2

d)

Al2O3

4.

Select the correct formula for the

COVALENT COMPOUND

diphosphorus trioxide

a)

PO

b)

P3O2

c)

PO2

d)

P2O3

5.

Select the correct formula for the

COVALENT COMPOUND

carbon tetrachloride

a)

CCl

b)

CCl2

c)

C4Cl2

d)

CCl4

6.

Select the correct formula for the

COVALENT COMPOUND

dibromine pentoxide

a)

BrO

b)

BrO5

c)

Br2O

d)

Br2O5

7.

Is the formula AgNO3 an ionic or covalent compound?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

8.

Is the formula S4N4 an ionic or covalent compound?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

9.

Is the formula P2O3 an ionic or covalent compound?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

10.

Is the formula Ba(OH)2 an ionic or covalent compound?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

11.

A nonmetal + nonmetal compound is a(n)...

a)

ionic compound

b)

covalent compound

12.

What is the name for the formula SiO2?

a)

silicon dioxide

b)

silicon oxide

c)

monosilicon dioxide

d)

silicon dioxygen

13.

What is the name for the formula NF3?

a)

nitrogen trifluoride

b)

nitrogen fluoride

c)

nitroxide fluoride

d)

nitrogen trifuorine

14.

What is the name for the formula Li3P?

a)

lithium phosphide

b)

trilithium phosphide

c)

lithium phosphorus

d)

trilithium monophosphide

15.

What is the name for the formula Ca3N2?

a)

calcium nitride

b)

tricalcium dinitride

c)

calcium nitrogen

d)

tricalcium dinitrogen

16.

What is the name for the formula Mg3P2?

a)

magnesium phosphide

b)

trimagnesium diphosphide

c)

magnesium phosphorus

d)

trimagnesium diphosporus

17.

Name the compound: (NH4)2S

a)

ammonium sulfide

b)

nitrogen tetrahydrogen sulfide

c)

diammounium sulfate

d)

ammonium sulfate

18.

Name the compound: Cu(NO3)2

a)

copper nitrate

b)

copper(II) nitrate

c)

copper(II) dinitrate

d)

copper dinitrogen hepaoxide

19.

Name the compound: SO3

a)

sulfur trioxide

b)

sulfite ion

c)

sulfur oxide

d)

sodium trioxide

20.

Name the compound: AgNO3

a)

silver mononitrogen trioxide

b)

silver nitrate

c)

silver nitride

d)

monosilver mononitrogen trioxide

21.

Determine if this is ionic or compound, then name it.

MgCl2

a)

Ionic; Magnesium (II) chloride

b)

Covalent; Magnesium dichloride

c)

Covalent; Dimagnesium chloride

d)

Ionic; Magnesium chloride

22.

Determine if this is ionic or compound, then name it.

Fe(OH)3

a)

Covalent; Iron hydroxide

b)

Ionic; Iron (III) hydroxide

c)

Ionic; Iron hydroxide

d)

Covalent; Iron oxide trihydride

23.

Determine if this is ionic or compound, then name it.

N2O4

a)

Ionic; Dinitrogen tetroxide

b)

Ionic; Nitrogen oxide

c)

Covalent; Dinitrogen tetroxide

d)

Covalent; Tetranitrogen dioxide

24.

Determine if this is ionic or compound, then name it.

P3Cl7

a)

Covalent; Phosphorus chloride

b)

Covalent; Triphosphorus heptachloride

c)

Ionic; Triphosphorus heptachloride

d)

Ionic; Phosphorus chloride

25.

Determine if this is ionic or compound, then write the formula: Aluminum hydroxide

a)

Covalent: AlOH

b)

Covalent: Al(OH)3

c)

Ionic: Al(OH)3

d)

Ionic: AlOH

26.

Determine if this is ionic or compound, then write the formula: sodium phosphate

a)

Covalent: NaPO4

b)

Covalent: Na3PO4

c)

Ionic: Na3PO4

d)

Ionic: Na3P

27.

Determine if this is ionic or compound, then write the formula: Sulfur hexafluoride

a)

Covalent: S6F

b)

Covalent: SF6

c)

Ionic: SF6

d)

Ionic: SF

28.

Determine if this is ionic or compound, then write the formula: tetraphosphorus decoxide

a)

Covalent: PO

b)

Covalent: P4O10

c)

Ionic: PO

d)

Ionic: P10O4

29.

Which of the following is a monatomic cation?

a)

OH-

b)

NH4+

c)

Fe3+

d)

S2-

30.

Which of the following is a polyatomic anion?

a)

Cl-

b)

S2O32-

c)

NH4+

d)

Ca2+

31.

The correct formula for aluminum sulfide is:

(a)  

32.

The correct name for PbS is:

(a)  

33.

The correct name for Ni3(PO4)2 is:

(a)  

34.

The correct name for P4Se3 is:

(a)  

35.

The correct formula for manganese(III) carbonate is:

(a)  

36.

Which of the following combinations would need roman numerals in the name?

a)

potassium + fluorine

b)

beryllium + oxygen

c)

boron + iodine

d)

lead + oxygen 

37.

When naming ionic compounds, you always write the name of the positive element ___.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

with "ide"

d)

with a prefix

38.

When naming binary ionic compounds, you change the ending of the second element to ___.

a)

-ate

b)

-ite

c)

-ide

d)

-ine

39.

Which rule is used to name ionic compounds?

a)

Greek prefixes for number of atoms in formula

b)

prefix "hydro" + suffix "-ic acid"

c)

metal + nonmetal with suffix "-ide"

40.

Which of the following is not named correctly?

a)

KNO3 - potassium nitrate

b)

FeCl3 - iron (III) chloride

c)

Na2O - disodium oxide

d)

SF6 - sulfur hexafluoride

41.

cobalt (III) permanganate

a)

Co(MnO4)2

b)

 Co(MnO4)3

c)

Co2(MnO4)

d)

Co3(MnO4)

42.

K2CO3

a)

potassium carbide

b)

potassium carbonate

c)

potassium bicarbonate

d)

potassium hydrogen carbonate

43.

The carbonate ion has the formula CO32–.

Which of the following is the correct formula

for sodium carbonate?

a)

Na(CO3)2

b)

Na2(CO3)2

c)

Na2CO3

d)

Na3(CO)2

e)

NaCO3

44.

Name the following compound: NaCl

(a)  

45.

Write the name of the following compound: CaSO4

(a)  

46.

Write the name of the following compound: S2O3

(a)  

47.

Write the name of the following compound: Fe2O3

(a)  

48.

Write the name of the following compound: Ba3P2

(a)  

49.

Write the name of the following compound: Al(NO3)3

(a)  

50.

Write the name of the following compound: SO2

(a)  

51.

Name the compound: P4O8

a)

tetraphosphorus octoxide

b)

phosphorus oxide

c)

tetrapotassium octoxide

d)

potassium oxide

52.

Write the formula: tin(II) phosphite

a)

Sn3(PO3)2

b)

Sn3PO8

c)

Sn2PO4

d)

Sn3(PO4)2

53.
What is the correct formula for titanium (IV) permanganate?
a)
TiMnO4
b)
Ti2MnO4
c)
Ti(MnO4)2
d)
Ti(MnO4)4
54.
Which is the formula for nickel (III) hydroxide?
a)
Ni(OH)3
b)
NiOH
c)
Ni3(OH)3
d)
NiOH3
55.
If Zn ion is 2+ and oxide ion is 2-, then the formula is
a)
ZnO
b)
Zn2O2
c)
Zn2+O2-
d)
ZnO2