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Naming Ionic Compounds

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
10) Which of the following elements is NOT a good conductor of electricity?
a)
A. Silver
b)
B. Gold
c)
C. Aluminum
d)
D. Oxygen
2.
17) The noble gases in group 18 of the period table are known to be the most stable because their outermost energy level is full. Noble gases should be classified as which of the following element types?
a)
A) Metals
b)
B) Metalloids
c)
C) Nonmetals
d)
D) Metalheads
3.
18) With the exception of Hydrogen, all of the elements on the left side of the period table are known to be metals. What type of element would Hydrogen be classified as?
a)
A) Nonmetals
b)
B) Metals
c)
C) Metalloids
d)
D) None of the above
4.
19) Which of the following pairs of elements do you expect to be most similar?
a)
A) G and J
b)
B) G and K
c)
C) G and H
d)
D) J and H
5.

Copper is a good conductor of electricity. It is metal or non-metal?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

6.

Carbon in your pencil is brittle (breaks easily). It is metal or non-metal?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

7.

Neon is gas at room temperature. It is metal or non-metal?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

8.

Aluminium is really easy to bend and shape without breaking. It is metal or non-metal?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

9.

Chlorine cannot conduct electricity. It is metal or non-metal?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

10.
What is a cation
a)
a metal with a negative (-) charge
b)
a non-metal with a negative (-) charge 
c)
a metal with a positive (+) charge 
d)
a non-metal with a positive (+) charge
11.
CO2
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
c)
Polyatomic Ion 
d)
Metallic 
12.
NaCl
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
c)
Metallic
d)
Polyatomic Ion 
13.
MgCl2
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
c)
Polyatomic Ion
d)
Metallic 
14.
The octet rule means that all valence shells want to have the number...... 
a)
1
b)
9
c)
8
d)
16
15.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
16.

FeO

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Metallic

17.

N2

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Metallic

18.

What is the formula for Sodium Nitrate?

a)

NaN

b)

NaN2

c)

Na(NO3)2

d)

NaNO3

e)

SN

19.
What is the name of K3PO4?
a)
Tripotassium Phosphate
b)
Tripotassium Phosphite
c)
Potassium phosphide
d)
Potassium phosphate
20.
What is the name of Al(NO3)3?
a)
Aluminum trinitrate
b)
Monoaluminum nitrate
c)
Aluminum (III) nitrate
d)
Aluminum Nitrate
21.

What is the name of AgNO3?

a)

Silver(III) Nitrate

b)

Silver Mononitrate

c)

Silver(I) Nitrate

d)

Monosilver Nitrate

22.
What's the name of the compound NH4NO?
a)
nitrogen hydrogen oxygen
b)
ammonium nitrite
c)
nitrogenous water
d)
ammonium nitrate
23.

If copper(II) and phosphate bond together, the formula would be:

a)

Cu2(PO4)3

b)

CuPO4

c)

Cu3(PO4)2

d)

Cu3PO4

24.
Name the following ionic compound: MgSO4
a)
magnesium sulfoxide
b)
magnesium sulfide
c)
magnesium sulfate
d)
magnesium oxide
25.

What is the correct name of Fr2CO3

a)

francium carbide

b)

francium carbonate

c)

francium(II) carbonate

d)

francium(I) carbonate

26.

What comes first in an ionic formula (Ex - NaCl)?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

27.

What is the name of the following compound? MgO

a)

magnesium oxygen

b)

magnesium oxide

c)

manganese oxide

d)

manganese oxygen

28.

Transition metals have multiple valence states. Which of the following is the correct way to represent Fe2+?

a)

Fe 2

b)

Fe II

c)

Fe (II)

d)

Fe (III(

29.

What is the correct name for the formula shown:

VF5

a)

Vanadium fluoride

b)

Vanadium (V) fluorine

c)

Vanadium (V) fluoride

d)

Vanadium fluorine

30.

What is the correct name for the polyatomic ion below?

CO32-

a)

carbon

b)

carbide

c)

carbonate

d)

carbonite

31.

What is the correct name for this polyatomic ion: ClO

a)

hypochlorite

b)

chlorite

c)

chlorate

d)

perchlorate

32.

What is the correct formula for the polyatomic ion called chlorate?

a)

ClO

b)

ClO2

c)

ClO3

d)

ClO4

33.

What is the correct formula for the polyatomic ion called hydrogen carbonate?

a)

HCO3

b)

CO32–

c)

CrO42–

d)

CN

34.

What is the correct formula for the polyatomic ion called dichromate?

a)

CO32–

b)

Cr2O72–

c)

CrO42–

d)

CrO3

35.
Name this compound: 
KF
a)
Potassium fluoride
b)
Potassium fluorite
c)
Fluorine potasside 
d)
Potassium fluorate
36.
MgS 
a)
Magnesium sulfide
b)
Monomagnesium monosulfide
c)
Magnesium monosulfide
37.

Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2

a)

beryllium chlorine

b)

beryllium II chloride

c)

beryllium chloride

d)

beryllium dichloride

38.

Name the ionic compound SnSe2

a)

Tin diselenide

b)

Tin (IV) Selenide

c)

Tin selenide

d)

Tin (II) triselenide

39.

LiBr is called

a)

lithium bromine

b)

lithium (I) bromine

c)

lithium bromide

d)

lithuim (I) bromide

40.

The name of FeCl₂ is

a)

iron chloride

b)

iron (II) chloride

c)

iron (I) chloride

d)

iron dichloride