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Naming Inorganic Compounds

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anika, Luna, and Abigail are working on a chemistry project. They need to create a model of a Sodium Chloride molecule. Which of the following formulas should they use for Sodium Chloride?

a)

NaCl2

b)

NaCl

c)

KCl

d)

Na2Cl

2.

Lily and Evelyn are studying chemistry and they come across a problem. They need to determine the charge on the calcium ion in a chemical reaction. What would be the charge?

a)

1+

b)

2+

c)

2-

d)

1-

3.

Avery, Charlotte, and Scarlett are working on a chemistry project about common compounds. They came across a compound named barium hydride. Can you help them figure out the correct formula for barium hydride?

a)

BaOH2

b)

Ba(OH)2

c)

BaH2

d)

BaOH

4.

Noah and Rohan were in a chemistry lab. They found a compound labeled as CuCO3. Can you help them to name this compound?

a)

cobalt carbonate

b)

copper (III) carbonate

c)

copper (II) carbonate

d)

copper carbonate

5.

Ava, Avery, and Priya are in a chemistry lab. They are given a compound and asked to identify it. The compound is Phosphorous trichloride. Which of the following is the correct chemical formula for the compound?

a)

PCl3

b)

P3Cl

c)

P3Cl3

d)

PCL

6.

During a chemistry class, Evelyn and Scarlett came across a formula, KNO3, written on the blackboard. Daniel, their classmate, asked them if they knew the name of this formula. Can you help them answer Daniel's question?

a)

Potassium Nitrogen Oxide

b)

Potassium Nitride

c)

Potassium Nitrate

d)

Potassium (I) Nitrite

7.

Henry, Grace, and Evelyn are in a chemistry lab. They come across a compound labeled as 'LiOH'. They start discussing what it could be. Henry suggests it's 'lithium hydrogen oxide', Grace thinks it's 'lithium hydroxide', Evelyn believes it's 'lithium monohydroxide', and there's also a possibility that it could be 'lithium oxide'. What is the correct name of the compound?

a)

lithium hydrogen oxide

b)

lithium hydroxide

c)

lithium monohydroxide

d)

lithium oxide

8.

Rohan is studying chemistry and he came across a chemical formula NO2. He asked Mia and Priya about it. Can you help them identify what NO2 stands for?

a)

nitrite

b)

nitrate

c)

nitrogen dioxide

d)

mononitrogen dioxide

9.

Harper and Jackson are working on a science project. They need to create a bond between two nonmetals. What kind of bond should they form?

a)

Chemical bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Covalent bond

d)

Electron bond

10.

During a chemistry experiment, Harper and Mason were asked to identify the formula for hydrochloric acid. What formula did they identify?

a)

HCl

b)

HCl2

c)

H2Cl

d)

HClO