WorksheetsWriting and Naming Chemical Compounds
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the name of the compound with chemical formula FeCl₂?
iron chloride
iron (II) chloride
iron (I) chloride
iron dichloride
Which of the following combinations would need roman numerals in the name?
potassium + fluorine
beryllium + oxygen
boron + iodine
lead + oxygen
What is the name of the compound Na2SO4?
sodium sulfate
sodium sulfide
sodium sulfite
Sodium sulfuroxide
When metals bond with non-metals they form what type of bonds?
covalent
ionic
cooperative
lewis
When naming binary ionic compounds, you change the ending of the second element to ___.
-ate
-ite
-ide
-ine
What is the formula for magnesium carbonate?
MgCO3
Mg(CO3)2
Mg2CO6
Mg2CO3
What is the correct formula for potassium sulfite?
KHSO3
KHSO4
K2SO3
K2SO4
Which of the following compounds contains the lead(II) ion?
PbO
PbCl4
Pb2O
Pb2S
What is the name of H2SO3?
hyposulfuric acid
hydrosulfuric acid
sulfuric acid
sulfurous acid
What is the correct name for the compound CoCl2?
cobalt(I) chlorate
cobalt(I) chloride
cobalt(II) chlorate
cobalt(II) chloride
What is the correct formula for barium chlorate?
Ba(ClO)2
Ba(ClO2)2
Ba(ClO3)2
BaCl2
Consider a mystery compound having the formula MxTy. If the compound is not an acid, if it contains only two elements, and if M is not a metal, which of the following is true about the compound?
It contains a polyatomic ion.
Its name ends in -ite or -ate.
Its name ends in -ic.
It is a binary molecular compound.
What is Li2O?
Dilithium oxide
Lithium trioxide
