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Naming Ionic Bonds Polyatomic

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula for sodium nitrate?

a)

NaN

b)

NaNO2

c)

NaNO3

d)

Na3N

2.

What ionic compound is form between lithium and carbonate?

a)

LiCO3

b)

LiCO

c)

LiC3

d)

Li2CO3

3.

What is the formula for ammonium sulfate?

a)

NH3SO4

b)

(NH4)2SO4

c)

NH4(SO4)2

d)

NH42SO4

4.

What is the name of the following compound: Pb3(PO4)4

a)

Lead IV Phosphte

b)

Lead Phosphate

c)

Lead IV Phosphide

d)

Lead Phosphide

5.

What is ammonium phosphate's formula?

a)

N3P3

b)

NH4PO4

c)

NH43PO4

d)

(NH4)3PO4

6.
What is the name of K3PO4?
a)
Tripotassium Phosphate
b)
Tripotassium Phosphite
c)
Potassium phosphide
d)
Potassium phosphate
7.
What is the name of Al(NO3)3?
a)
Aluminum trinitrate
b)
Monoaluminum nitrate
c)
Aluminum (III) nitrate
d)
Aluminum Nitrate
8.
Name the following ionic compound: Cr(NO2)3
a)
chromium nitrite
b)
chromium nitride
c)
chromium III nitride
d)
chromium III nitrite
9.
The proper formula for magnesium hydroxide:
a)
MgOH
b)
Mg2OH
c)
Mg(OH)2
d)
Mg2OH2
10.
If copper (II) and phosphate bond together, the resulting chemical formula would be:
a)
Cu2(PO4)3
b)
CuPO4
c)
Cu3(PO4)2
d)
Cu3PO4
11.
What is the formula for iron(II) carbonate?
a)
Fe2CO3
b)
FeCO3
c)
Fe2CO2
d)
FeCO4
12.
Name this compound: 
Ca2CO3
a)
Calcium carbon oxide
b)
Calcium (II) carbonate
c)
Calcium carbonate
d)
Carbonate (I) calcide
13.

What is the name of the compound KClO3?

a)

potassium chlorate

b)

potassium chlorioxide

c)

Potassium chlorine trioxyide

d)

Potassium chloride

14.
What is the name of the compound Li3N?
a)
Lithium-3 Nitride 
b)
Lithide Nitrogen
c)
Lithium Nitride
d)
Lithium Nitrogen
15.
What is the name of the compound Ga2Se3?
a)
Gallium-2 Selenide
b)
Gallium Selenide
c)
Gallium Selenium
d)
Gallide Selenium
16.

Which of these is NOT a polyatomic ion?

a)

OH- in Fe(OH)3

b)

NO2- in KNO2

c)

HSO4- in Sn(HSO4)4

d)

NH4+ in NaNH4

e)

Cl- in MgCl2

17.

Why are they called polyatomic ions?

a)

They can form many different types of ions.

b)

They are especially common ions, so there are many of them.

c)

They are groups (many) atoms that are bonded together and act together as an ion.

18.

What do the roman numerals after some ions mean? Example: Fe(II)

a)

There are more than one of these ions bonded together

b)

They tell the charge for a element that forms ions with several different charges.

c)

It specifies how many of these ions are needed in a compound.

d)

They tell which group the element is in

19.
Ionic compounds are written with
a)
cation (+ ion) first then anion (- ion)
b)
anion (- ion) first then cation (+ ion)
c)
either way is fine
d)
polyatomic ions first
20.

When adding a subscript to a polyatomic ion, you should...

a)

multiply any subscripts on the polyatomic ion by the subscript you are adding

b)

put brackets () around the polyatomic ion before adding a subscript

c)

write the new subscript next to any subscripts on the polyatomic ion

d)

put the polyatomic ion in square brackets before adding the subscript

21.
The chemical formula for ammonium sulfate is (NH4)2SO4.  How many atoms of hydrogen are in the formula for ammonium sulfate? 
a)
10
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
22.
Cobalt oxide is a compound with the formula Co2O3.  How many atoms of oxygen are in the formula for cobalt oxide?
a)
2
b)
5
c)
3
d)
4
23.
Iron sulfate, Fe2(SO4)3, is a yellow compound that has several commercial uses.  How many sulfur atoms are represented in the formula Fe2(SO4)3
a)
12
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3