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Naming chemical compounds

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the following ionic compound: MgSO4

a)

magnesium sulfoxide

b)

magnesium sulfide

c)

magnesium sulfate

d)

magnesium oxide

2.
What is the name of Al(NO3)3?
a)
Aluminum trinitrate
b)
Monoaluminum nitrate
c)
Aluminum (III) nitrate
d)
Aluminum Nitrate
3.
The chemical compound for sodium phosphate would be:
a)
NaPO4
b)
Na2PO4
c)
Na3PO4
d)
Na(PO4)3
4.
What is the formula for magnesium chloride?
a)
MgCl
b)
Mg2Cl
c)
MgCl2
d)
Mg(ClO3)2
5.

Name the molecular compound CO

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

monocarbon monoxide

c)

carbide

d)

oxygen carbide

6.
H20 - name?
a)
hydrooxic acid
b)
hydroxic acid
c)
water
d)
hydrogen oxide
7.

Name the following compound:

CO2

a)

monocarbon dioxide

b)

carbon oxide

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen carbonide

8.

What is the correct molecular formula for sodium nitrate?

a)

NaNO2

b)

Na3N

c)

Na3NO

d)

NaNO3

9.
Name this formula: 
Al2O3
a)
Aluminum Oxide
b)
Aluminum Oxygen
c)
Antimony Oxide
d)
Aluminum (VII) Oxide
10.
Name the compound Na2O
a)
Sodium Oxide
b)
Sodium Dioxide
c)
Sodium Oxygen
d)
Natride Oxide
11.

What is the name of the compound MgO?

a)

MgCO3

b)

MgCl

c)

MgSO4

d)

magnesium oxide

12.

What is the name of the compound CaCl2?

a)

potassium chloride

b)

calcium chloride

c)

carbon chloride

d)

sodium chloride

13.

Nonmetals tend to

a)

gain electrons

b)

lose electrons

14.

Metals tend to

a)

gain electrons

b)

lose electrons

15.
If my charge becomes 2+ what does that say about me?
a)
I am stealing 2 electrons
b)
I am losing 2 electrons
c)
I am in period 2
d)
I have an atomic # of 2
16.
If I gain electrons I become
a)
Positive because I've added to my atom
b)
negative because I've added electrons
c)
same because i'm balanced
d)
equal because now I have electrons