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Writing Chemical Formulas

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct formula for:

3 Hydrogen (H)

1 Sulfur (S)

4 Oxygen (O)

a)

H3SO4

b)

HSO4

c)

H4S3O

d)

H2O

2.

Which is the correct formula for:

3 Hydrogen (H)

1 Sulfur (S)

4 Oxygen (O)

a)

H3SO4

b)

HSO4

c)

H4S3O

d)

H2O

3.

An example of an ANION is

a)

Cl-1

b)

N-3

c)

Se-2

d)

These are all examples of anions.

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a cation?

a)

Ca+2

b)

Cl-1

c)

Li+1

d)

All of these are cations.

5.

Write the chemical formula for O and K.

(a)  

6.

Write the formula for O and Ca.

(a)  

7.

Write the formula for Br and Ba.

(a)  

8.

What is the formula for manganese(III) oxide (Mn and O)?

(a)  

9.

What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide (Li and O)?

(a)  

10.

What is the most likely compound formed between sulfur and oxygen?

a)

SO4

b)

S2O3

c)

SO3

d)

S6O5

11.

What would be the formula for a compound made up of silicon and oxygen?

a)

SiO2

b)

SiO

c)

Si4O6

d)

SiO4

12.

What would be the formula for a compound made up of sulfur and chlorine?

4 lines
13.
Which of these compounds is ionic? 
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Dinitrogen trioxide
c)
Silicon tetrachloride
d)
Lithium bromide
14.
Which of these is covalent?
a)
NaCl
b)
Pb(NO3)2
c)
CO2
d)
AlCl3
15.

Metals tend to __________ electrons and nonmetals tend to __________ electrons.

a)

gain, gain

b)

lose, lose

c)

lose, gain

d)

gain, gain

16.

Covalent compounds are formed by

a)

a metal and metuloid

b)

a metal and nonmetal

c)

metal and metal

d)

nonmetal and nonmetal

17.

Ionic compounds are formed by

a)

a metal and metuloid

b)

a metal and nonmetal

c)

metal and metal

d)

nonmetal and nonmetal

18.

Identify the following compound as Ionic or Covalent.

CCl4

(a)  

19.

Identify the following compound as Ionic or Covalent.

NaCl

(a)  

20.

Identify the following compound as Ionic or Covalent.

FeBr3

(a)  

21.

Identify the following compound as Ionic or Covalent.

H2O

(a)  

22.

Which of the following is a binary molecular compound?

a)

sodium nitrate

b)

ammonium phosphide

c)

nitrogen trichloride

d)

sodium chloride

23.

When a phosphorus atom becomes a monatomic ion, what will its charge be and what will its name be?

a)

5+, phosphide

b)

3-, phosphide

c)

5+, phosphorus ion

d)

3-, phosphorus ion

24.

Which statement best describes the octet rule?

a)

When an atom becomes an ion, it gains or loses eight electrons.

b)

When an atom becomes an ion, it gains or loses eight neutrons.

c)

When an atom becomes an ion, it gains or loses protons so that its nucleus holds eight protons.

d)

When an atom becomes an ion, it gains or loses electrons so that its valence shell holds eight electrons.

25.

A negatively charged ion is called _____________.

a)

an onion

b)

an ion

c)

a negion

d)

an anion