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Ionic naming practice

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ionic compounds are bonds between
a)
Metals and Metals
b)
Metals and Nonmetals
c)
Nonmetals and Nonmetals
d)
None of the above
2.
 Li2O
a)
Dilithium oxideDilithium oxide
b)
Lithium oxide
c)
Lithium dioxide
3.
CsCl
a)
Monocesium monochloride
b)
Cesium monochloride
c)
Cesium Chloride
4.
What is the formula for magnesium phosphide?
a)
Mg3P2
b)
Mg2P3
c)
Mg2PO3
d)
Mg3(PO3)2
5.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of potassium and oxygen is
a)
KO.
b)
K2O.
c)
K2O2.
d)
KO2.
6.
Which is most likely to form a negative ion?
a)
an element from group 17
b)
a metal
c)
an element from group 1
d)
an element with atoms that have eight valence electrons
7.
What is a cation?
a)
positive ion
b)
Neutral atom
c)
Two additional protons
d)
negative ion
8.
Name this compound: 
NaBr
a)
Bromide sodide
b)
Sodium bromide
c)
Sodium bromate
d)
Sodium bromite
9.
Which of these combinations is an ionic compound made of?
a)
Metal and Metal
b)
Nonmetal and Nonmetal
c)
Metal and Nonmetal
d)
Cation and Cation
10.
Name this compound: 
KF
a)
Potassium fluoride
b)
Potassium fluorite
c)
Fluorine potasside 
d)
Potassium fluorate
11.
Which of these compounds is ionic? 
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Dinitrogen Trioxide
c)
Silicon tetrachloride
d)
Lithium bromide
12.
What is the correct formula for Sodium Oxide?
a)
NaO
b)
NaO2
c)
Na2O
d)
Na2O2
13.
KCl
a)
Krypton Chloride
b)
Potassium Chlorine
c)
Potassium Chloride
d)
Potassium Monochloride
14.
LiBr is called
a)
lithium bromine
b)
lithium (I) bromine
c)
lithium bromide
d)
lithuim (I) bromide
15.
What formula results when Ca+2  and  Br- ions bond?
a)
Ca2Br2
b)
CaBr
c)
Ca(br)2
d)
CaBr2
16.
calcium iodide
a)
CaI
b)
Ca2I
c)
CaI2
d)
Ca2I3
17.

Potassium and Sulfur create...

a)

KS

b)

KS2

c)

K2S

d)

K2S2

18.

How do potassium and nitrogen bond together?

a)
KN
b)
KN3
c)
K3N3
d)
K3N
19.
What is the charge of an atom that has lost one electron?
a)
-1
b)
-2
c)
+1
d)
+2
20.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Al3+  O2-         
a)
AlO
b)
Al2O3
c)
Al3O6
d)
Al3O2
21.
Which of these combinations is an ionic compound made of?
a)
Metal and Metal
b)
Nonmetal and Nonmetal
c)
Metal and Nonmetal
d)
Cation and Cation
22.

Write the formula for barium + nitrogen

a)

Ba2N3

b)

Ba3N2

c)

BaN

d)

BaN3

23.
What is the FORMULA for...
calcium arsenide
a)
Ca3As2
b)
CaAs2
c)
Ca3As
d)
Ca3Ar2
24.

Which of the following is an ionic compound:

a)

CH4

b)

I2

c)

LiBr2

d)

CO

25.
How many valence electrons does a bromine atom have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
7
26.
What is the charge on a chloride ion?
a)
-1
b)
1
c)
+2
d)
+1
27.

Li and P create...

a)
Li3P
b)
LiP3
c)
LiP
d)
Li2P
28.

How do you write the formula for Sodium Chloride?

a)

NaCl2

b)

NaCl

c)

KI

29.

How should you read the formula LiF?

a)

Lithiide Fluorine

b)

Lithium Monofluride

c)

Lithium Fluoride

d)

Lithium Phosphine

30.

How do you write the formula for Gallium Nitride?

a)

GaN

b)

Ga (III) N

c)

GeN

d)

GaNi

31.

What happens to valence electrons in ionic bonding?

a)

The metal loses valence electrons to the nonmetal

b)

The metal and nonmetal share electrons equally

c)

The nonmetal loses valence electrons to the metal

d)

Both the metal and nonmetal lose electrons

32.

What force holds together cations and anions in ionic bonds?

a)

The electrical attraction between the positive cation and the negative anion

b)

The electrons shared between the positive cation and the negative anion

c)

The magnetic attraction between the positive cation and the negative anion

d)

The gravitational attraction between two pieces of matter

33.

How many Oxygen atoms should bond with one Magnesium atom?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

How many Chlorine atoms should bond with one Aluminum atom?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

Which pair of elements should form an ionic bond?

a)

Carbon and Oxygen

b)

Sodium and Fluorine

c)

Iron and Chromium

d)

Xenon and Silicon

36.
CsCl
a)
Monocesium monochloride
b)
Cesium monochloride
c)
Cesium Chloride
37.
MgS 
a)
Magnesium sulfide
b)
Monomagnesium monosulfide
c)
Magnesium monosulfide
38.
Na2S
a)

Disodium sulfide

Disodium sulfide

b)
Sodium sulfide
c)
Sodium monosulfide
39.
Al2S3
a)
Dialuminum Trisulfide
b)
Aluminum sulfide
40.

What is the formula for magnesium phosphide?

a)

Mg3P2

b)

Mg2P3

41.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of potassium and oxygen is
a)
KO.
b)
K2O.
c)
K2O2.
d)
KO2.
42.
Name this compound: 
NaBr
a)
Bromide sodide
b)
Sodium bromide
c)
Sodium bromate
d)
Sodium bromite
43.

Name this compound:

KF

a)

Potassium fluoride

b)

Potassium monofluorite

c)

Fluorine potasside

d)

Potassium monofluoride

44.
What is the correct formula for Sodium Oxide?
a)
NaO
b)
NaO2
c)
Na2O
d)
Na2O2
45.

LiBr is called

a)

lithium monobromine

b)

lithium (I) bromine

c)

lithium bromide

d)

lithuim (I) bromide

46.

Which of the following is an ionic compound:

a)

CH4

b)

I2

c)

LiBr

d)

CO

47.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride