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Chemical Formulas and Names

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula for zinc nitrate?

a)

ZnNO3

b)

Zn(NO)2

c)

ZnN

d)

Zn(NO3)2

2.

Which formula is correctly paired with its name?

a)

AgNO3 - silver nitrate

b)

KI - potassium (I) iodide

c)

PbSO4 - lead sulfate

d)

CuSO4 - copper (II) sulfide

3.

Which of the following is an example of a binary compound?

a)

sodium sulfate

b)

potassium iodide

c)

aluminum hydroxide

d)

ammonium chloride

4.

What is the correct name for Pb(NO3)4?

a)

lead nitrate

b)

lead (IV) nitride

c)

lead nitrate (IV)

d)

lead (IV) nitrate

5.

Label the parts of the chemical formula

6.

Name for NaH


(a)  

Choose from the below words

sodium hydride

sodium hydrogen

potassium hydride

potassium hydrogen

7.

The name of FeCl₂ is


(a)  

Choose from the below words

iron (II) chloride

iron chloride

iron (I) chloride

iron dichloride

8.

What is the chemical formula for Nitrogen triiodide?

a)

NI

b)

N3I

c)

NI3

d)

None of these

9.

An atom represented by Χ forms a compound with the formula ΧCO3. The atom could be:

a)

Mg

b)

Cl

c)

Al

d)

Na

10.

What is the chemical formula for copper (II) phosphate?

a)

Cu2PO4

b)

Cu3P

c)

CuPO4

d)

Cu3(PO4)2

11.

What is the formula for the compound that forms when sodium bonds with carbonate?

a)

NaCO3

b)

Na3(CO3)2

c)

Na2(CO)3

d)

Na2CO3

12.

Which of the following compounds contains the Mn3+ ion?

a)

MnS

b)

Mn2O3

c)

MnBr2

d)

MnO

13.

Which of the following compounds contains the tin (IV) ion?

a)

SnSO4

b)

SnO2

c)

Sn(NO3)2

d)

SnCO3

14.

What is the correct name for the compound PbO?

a)

lead oxide

b)

lead (I) oxide

c)

lead (II) oxide

d)

lead hydroxide

15.

How many hydrogen atoms are in (NH4)2SO4?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

16.

In which of the following are the symbol and name for the ion given correctly?

a)

ammonium: NH41+;

carbonate: CO32–

b)

nitride: N3+;

nitrate: NO31–

c)

hydroxide: OH1+;

oxide: O2–

d)

phosphate: PO33–;

sulfate: SO32–

17.

What is the correct name for the compound CoCl2?

a)

cobalt (I) chlorate

b)

cobalt (I) chloride

c)

copper (II) chloride

d)

cobalt (II) chloride

18.

Which of the following correctly represents an ion pair and the ionic compound the ions form?

a)

Ca2+, F; CaF2

b)

Na, Cl+; NaCl

c)

Ba2+, O2–; Ba2O2

d)

Pb4+, O2–; Pb2O4

19.

What is the correct name of the compound CaCl2?

a)

Calcium dichloride

b)

Calcium dichlorine

c)

Calcium chlorine

d)

Calcium chloride

20.

What is the correct name for MgCl2?

a)

Magnesium (II) chloride

b)

Magnesium chloride

c)

Magnesium chloride (II)

d)

Magnesium chlorite

21.

What is the chemical formula for sulfur hexafluoride?

a)

SF6SF_6

b)

S2F6S_2F_6

c)

SF4SF_4

d)

S6FS_6F

22.

Which of the following compounds is correctly named?

a)

Na2SO4Na_2SO_4 - sodium sulfate

b)

K2CO3K_2CO_3 - potassium carbonate

c)

CaCl2CaCl_2 - calcium dichloride

d)

MgOMgO - magnesium (II) oxide

23.

What is the correct name for the compound with the formula Al2O3Al_2O_3 ?

a)

Aluminum oxide

b)

Aluminum (III) oxide

c)

Aluminum trioxide

d)

Aluminum (II) oxide

24.

Which of the following is a correct formula for a compound containing the ammonium ion?

a)

NH4ClNH_4Cl

b)

NH3NH_3

c)

NH2OHNH_2OH

d)

NH4OHNH_4OH

25.

What is the chemical formula for the compound formed between barium and nitrate ions?

a)

Ba(NO3)2Ba(NO_3)_2

b)

Ba2(NO3)Ba_2(NO_3)

c)

Ba(NO2)3Ba(NO_2)_3

d)

Ba3(NO3)2Ba_3(NO_3)_2