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Covalent naming

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A binary covalent bond exists between
a)
2 metals
b)
1 metal and 1 nonmetal
c)
2 nonmetals
d)
Any 2 elements
2.
What is the correct name for C4H6?
a)
Carbon Hexahydride
b)
Pentacarbon Pentahydride
c)
Hexacarbon Tetrahydride
d)
Tetracarbon Hexahydride
3.
What is the correct name for NO?
a)
Mononitrogen Monoxide
b)
Nitrogen Monoxide
c)
Mononitrogen Dioxide
d)
Nitrogen Oxide
4.
What is the formula for Tricarbon Octahydride?
a)
Ca3O
b)
C2H8
c)
C3H8
d)
Ca3H8
5.
What is Sulfur Trichloride?
a)
SCl3
b)
SiCl3
c)
SCl4
d)
Si3Cl
6.
P2O5
a)
Phosphorus Oxide
b)
Pentaphosphorus Dioxide
c)
Diphosphorous pentoxide
d)
Phosphoric Oxygen
7.
PBr5
a)
Phosphorus Bromide
b)
Phosphorus Pentabromide
c)
Pentaphosphorus bromide
d)
Phosphorus Bromine
8.
As4O10
a)
arsenic oxide
b)
quadarsenic decoxide
c)
tetraarsenic decoxide
d)
arsenic decoxide
9.
A covalent compound made of one sulfur and two oxygen atoms would be named
a)
sulfur dioxide.
b)
sulfur oxide.
c)
disulfur oxide.
d)
sulfide oxygen.
10.
The covalent compound N2O5 would be named
a)
nitrogen oxide.
b)
dinitrogen oxide.
c)
nitrogen pentoxide.
d)
dinitrogen pentoxide.
11.
Disulfur trioxide
a)
S3O2
b)
SO
c)
S2O3
d)
S2O
12.
Bromine monofluoride
a)
Br1F1
b)
BrF
c)
Br2F
d)
BrF2
13.

Choose the correct formula for this compound:


Silicon Tetrachloride

a)

SCl4

b)

SCl

c)

SiCl4

d)

SC4

14.

Choose the correct formula for this compound:


Iodine Heptafluoride

a)

I7F

b)

IF6

c)

IF7

d)

F7I

15.

Valence electrons are located _____________ the nucleus of an atom

a)

close to

b)

farthest from

c)

randomly around

16.

What does the prefix di- mean?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

17.

What is the formula for Dichlorine Monoxide?

a)

Co₃O

b)

ClO₂

c)

Cl₂O

d)

(Cl₂)₂O

18.
What is the name of the following compound?
S6O3
a)
sulfurehexa trioxide
b)
hexasulfur trioxide
c)
hexasulfide trioxide
d)
trioxygen hexasulfide
19.

How many valence electrons does Oxygen (O) have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

15

d)

16

20.
What region of the periodic table contains atoms that form covalent bonds?
a)
the left side
b)
the middle
c)
the right side
d)
top left