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Ionic compound nomenclature

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the following ionic compound: LiNO3
a)
lithium nitrate
b)
lithium III nitrate
c)
lithium nitride
d)
lithium oxide
2.
Name the following ionic compound: MgSO4
a)
magnesium sulfoxide
b)
magnesium sulfide
c)
magnesium sulfate
d)
magnesium oxide
3.
What is the charge on the hydroxide ion?
a)
0
b)
-1
c)
-2
d)
-3
4.
The proper formula for magnesium hydroxide:
a)
MgOH
b)
Mg2OH
c)
Mg(OH)2
d)
Mg2OH2
5.
Li2CO3
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
c)
Polyatomic
6.
What is the formula for sodium nitrate?
a)
Na3NO
b)
NaNO
c)
Na3NO3
d)
NaNO3
7.
What is the formula for copper(I) sulfate?
a)
CuSO3
b)
CuSO4
c)
Cu2SO3
d)
Cu2SO4
8.
What is the formula for iron(II) carbonate?
a)
Fe2CO3
b)
FeCO3
c)
Fe2CO2
d)
FeCO4
9.
What is the formula for calcium carbonate?
a)
CaCO
b)
CaCO2
c)
CaCO3
d)
Ca3CO3
10.
Name this compound: 
Ca2CO3
a)
Calcium carbon oxide
b)
Calcium (II) carbonate
c)
Calcium carbonate
d)
Carbonate (I) calcide
11.

Find the formula zinc sulfate (Zn+2)

a)
ZnSO3
b)
ZnSO4
c)
ZnS
d)
Zn(SO4)2
12.
What is the formula for copper (II) hydroxide?
a)
CuOH
b)
Cu(OH)2
c)
Cu2OH
d)
Cu2O
13.
Which of the following is chromate?
a)
CrO42-
b)
CrO32-
c)
CrO22-
d)
CrO2-
14.
Which of the following is nitrate?
a)
NO-
b)
NO2-
c)
NO3-
d)
NO4-
15.
Identify Cessium Nitrate
a)
CsNO3
b)
Cs2(NO3)3
c)
Cs2NO3
d)
Cs3NO3
16.
Identify Gallium Sulfate
a)
GaSO4
b)
Ga2(SO4)3
c)
Ga3(SO4)2
d)
Ga2SO4
17.
What is the name of K3PO4?
a)
Tripotassium Phosphate
b)
Tripotassium Phosphite
c)
Potassium phosphide
d)
Potassium phosphate
18.
What is the name of Al(NO3)3?
a)
Aluminum trinitrate
b)
Monoaluminum nitrate
c)
Aluminum (III) nitrate
d)
Aluminum Nitrate
19.
Ammonium
a)
NH4+
b)
NO3-
c)
NO2-
d)
MnO4-
20.
Carbonate
a)
Cr2O4-2
b)
CH3COO-
c)
CO3-2
d)
CN-
21.
Chromate
a)
CH3COO-
b)
CrO4-2
c)
CO3-2
d)
Cr2O4-2
22.
Hydroxide
a)
Cr2O4-2
b)
Cr2O4-2
c)
O3-2
d)
OH-
23.
Nitrate
a)
NO2-
b)
NO3-
c)
MnO4-
d)
NH4+
24.
Nitrite
a)
NO2-
b)
NO3-
c)
MnO4-
d)
NH4+
25.
Permanganate
a)
NH4+
b)
NO2-
c)
NO3-
d)
MnO4-
26.
Phosphate
a)
PO4-3
b)
O2-2
c)
OH-
d)
CO3-2
27.
Sulfate
a)
S2O3-2
b)
O2-2
c)
SO4-2
d)
SO3-2
28.
Sulfite
a)
S2O3-2
b)
O2-2
c)
SO4-2
d)
SO3-2
29.
What is the name of this polyatomic ion?  NH4+
a)
Chlorate
b)
Nitrate
c)
Nitrite
d)
Ammonium
30.
What is the name of this polyatomic ion?  NO2-
a)
Nitride
b)
Nitrate
c)
Nitrite
d)
Ammonium
31.
What is the name of this polyatomic ion?  SO4-2
a)
Sulfite
b)
Sulfide
c)
Sulfate
d)
hydrogen sulfate
32.

What is the name of this polyatomic ion?  N-3

a)
Nitride
b)

Nitrous

c)
Nitrite
d)
Nitrate
33.
What is the name of this polyatomic ion?  MnO4-
a)
Carbonate
b)
Permanganate
c)
Phosphate
d)
Chromate
34.
What is the name of this polyatomic ion?  CO3-2
a)
Carbonate
b)
Chromate
c)
Carbonite
d)
Chlorate
35.
Name the following ionic compound: MgSO4
a)
magnesium sulfoxide
b)
magnesium sulfide
c)
magnesium sulfate
d)
magnesium oxide
36.

What is the name of this Compound? NaCl

a)

Sodium Chloride

b)

Sodium(II) Chloride

c)

Sodium(I) Chloride

d)

Nitrogen Chloride

37.

The correct name for the following Polyatomic Ion is? SO4

a)

Sulfate

b)

Sulfite

c)

Persulfate

d)

Hyposulfite

38.

Which is the correct formula for the following compound? Titanium (II) Acetate

a)

Ti2(C2H3O2)4

b)

Ti(C2H3O2)4

c)

Ti2(C2H3O2)2

d)

Ti(C2H3O2)2

39.

What is the name of the Anion in the following compound? (NH4)3PO3

a)

Ammonia

b)

Ammonium

c)

Phosphate

d)

Phosphite

40.

What is the name of the Cation in the following compound? (NH4)3PO3

a)

Ammonia

b)

Ammonium

c)

Phosphate

d)

Phosphite

41.
What is the correct formula for sodium sulfate?
a)
NaSO4
b)
Na2S
c)
Na2SO4
d)
NaS
42.
What is the correct formula for aluminum nitrate?
a)
AlN
b)
AlNO3
c)
Al(NO2)3
d)
Al(NO3)3
43.
What is the correct formula for magnesium hydroxide?
a)
MgO
b)
MgOH
c)
MgOH2
d)
Mg(OH)2
44.
What is the correct formula for barium phosphate?
a)
BaPO4
b)
Ba2(PO4)3
c)
Ba3(PO4)2
d)
BaP
45.
What is the correct formula for ammonium chloride?
a)
NH4Cl
b)
NH4Cl2
c)
AlCl3
d)
(NH4)2Cl
46.
What is the correct name of KNO3?
a)
potassium nitrogen oxide
b)
potassium nitride
c)
potassium nitrite
d)
potassium nitrate
47.
What is the correct name of CaCO3?
a)
calcium carbonate
b)
calcium carbon trioxide
c)
calcium tricarbonate
d)
calcite carbonate
48.
What is the correct name of (NH4)3PO3?
a)
ammonium phosphate
b)
ammonium phosphite
c)
ammonium phosphide
d)
aluminum phosphite
49.
What is the correct name of NaClO?
a)
sodium chlorate
b)
sodium chlorite
c)
sodium perchlorate
d)
sodium hypochlorite
50.
What is the correct name of BaCrO4?
a)
barium chromium tetraoxide
b)
barium dichromate
c)
barium chromate
d)
barium chromium oxide
51.
Fe +2  and  SO4 -2
a)
FeSO4
b)
Fe4(SO4)2
c)
FeSO2
d)
correct answer is not given
52.
NH4 +1  and  C2O4 -2
a)
NH4C2O4
b)
(NH4)2C2O4
c)
NH4(C2O4)2
d)
correct answer is not given
53.
NH4 +  and  NO-
a)
NH4NO2
b)
NHNO2
c)
NO2NH4
d)
correct answer is not given
54.
Ga +3  and  PO-3
a)
GaPO4
b)
Ga4PO
c)
PO4Ga
d)
correct answer is not given
55.
Ni +3  and  CO2 -2
a)
Ni3(CO2)2
b)
NiCO2
c)
Ni2(CO2)3
d)
correct answer is to given
56.
+2  and  Cr2O7 -2 
a)
KCr2O7
b)
K2(Cr2O7)2
c)
Cr2O7K
d)
correct answer is not given
57.
Ca +2  and  OH -
a)
Ca2OH
b)
CaOH2
c)
Ca(OH)2
d)
correct answer is not given
58.
+  and  PO-3
a)
K3PO3
b)
KPO3
c)
K(PO3)3
d)
correct answer is not given
59.

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

a)

NH3+

b)

NH3

c)

CN+

d)

NH4+

60.

The phosphate ion is written as

a)

PO-3

b)

PO3-4

c)

PO4-3

d)

PO4+3

61.

An ionic bond will happen between

a)

metal and nonmetal

b)

nonmetal and nonmetal

c)

metal and metal

62.
What is the formula for aluminum fluoride?
a)
AlF
b)
Al2F3
c)
AlF3
d)
Al3F2
63.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Al3+  O2-         
a)
AlO
b)
Al2O3
c)
Al3O6
d)
Al3O2
64.
What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide?
a)
LiO
b)
Li2O
c)
LiO2
d)
Li2O2
65.
The name of Cu₃N₂ is
a)
copper (III) nitride
b)
copper (II) nitride
c)
copper nitride
d)
tricopper dinitride
66.

What is the name of the compound Na2(SO4)?

a)

Sodium sulfate

b)

Sodium sulfide

c)

Sodium sulfite

d)

Sodium sulfuroxide

67.

The name of the compound Ca3(PO4)2

a)

calcium phosphate

b)

tricalcium diphosphate

c)

calcium phosphorus oxide

d)

calcium phosphide

68.

What is the name of the compound FeSO4?

a)

iron (II) sulfate

b)

iron (II) sulfide

c)

iron sulfate

d)

iron (I) sulfuroxide

69.

What is the name of the compound Na2(SO4)?

a)

Sodium sulfate

b)

Sodium sulfide

c)

Sodium sulfite

d)

Sodium sulfuroxide

70.

What is the name of the compound Na2(SO4)?

a)

Sodium sulfate

b)

Sodium sulfide

c)

Sodium sulfite

d)

Sodium sulfuroxide