Study Guide Part 3: Naming Chemical Compounds

Answers

 

1. Name or give the formula for these monoatomic cations and anions:

Question

Answer

(a) H+

hydrogen ion

(b) F-

fluoride ion

(c) chloride ion

Cl-

(d) iron(III) ion

Fe3+

(e) Ni2+

nickel(II) ion

(f) N3-

nitride ion

(g) Al3+

aluminum ion

(h) K+

potassium ion

(i) Cu2+

copper(II) ion

(j) Fe2+

iron(II) ion

(k) Br-

bromide ion

(l) C4-

carbide ion

(m) Ca2+

calcium ion

(n) lithium ion

Li+

(o) sodium ion

Na+

(p) magnesium ion

Mg2+

(q) P3-

phosphide ion

(r) nitride ion

N3-

(s) S2-

sulfide ion

(t) zinc(II) ion

Zn2+

2. Name or give the formula for these polyatomic cations and anions:

Question

Answer

(a) nitrate

NO3-

(b) SO42-

sulfate

(c) ammonium

NH4+

(d) acetate

CH3CO2-

(e) ClO4-

perchlorate

(f) HPO42-

hydrogen phosphate

(g) HCO3-

bicarbonate (or hydrogen carbonate)

(h) NO3-

nitrate

(i) HSO4-

hydrogen sulfate

(j) NH4+

ammonium

(k) hypochlorite

OCl-

(l) sulfite

SO32-

3. Name these ionic compounds:

Question

Answer

(a) FeSO4

iron(II) sulfate

(b) Fe2(SO4)3

iron(III) sulfate

(c) Cr(NO3)3

chromium(III) nitrate

(d) KH2PO4

potassium dihydrogen phosphate

(e) NaBr

sodium bromide

(f) Al(OH)3

aluminum hydroxide

(g) Mg2Si

magnesium silicide

(h) CaCl2

calcium chloride

(i) NaHCO3

sodium bicarbonate

(j) AlF3

aluminum fluoride

(k) Cu(CH3CO2)2

copper(II) acetate

(l) MnO

manganese(II) oxide

(m) LiNO3

lithium nitrate

(n) Au(OH)3

gold(III) hydroxide

(o) BaO2

barium peroxide

(p) Zn(ClO4)2

zinc perchlorate

(q) BeSO3

beryllium sulfite

(r) Ni(OH)2

nickel(II) hydroxide

(s) PbS

lead(II) sulfide

(t) Li3N

lithium nitride

4. Give formulas for these ionic compounds:

Question

Answer

(a) nickel(II) nitrite

Ni(NO2)2

(b) sodium hypochlorite

NaOCl

(c) chromium(III) sulfate

Cr2(SO4)3

(d) sodium sulfite

Na2SO3

(e) copper(II) chloride

CuCl2

(f) copper(I) iodide

CuI

(g) calcium acetate

Ca(CH3CO2)2

(h) magnesium nitrate

Mg(NO3)2

(i) ammonium carbonate

(NH4)2CO3

(j) mercury(II) dihydrogen phosphate

Hg(H2PO4)2

(k) calcium bicarbonate

Ca(HCO3)2

(l) aluminum hydroxide

Al(OH)3

(m) potassium hydrogen sulfate

KHSO4

(n) zinc(II) acetate

Zn(CH3CO2)2

(o) iron(III) nitrate

Fe(NO3)3

(p) ammonium chloride

NH4Cl

(q) silver(I) chlorate

AgClO3

(r) lead(II) sulfate

PbSO4

(s) manganese(III) perchlorate

Mn(ClO4)3

(t) barium fluoride

BaF2

 

5. Name these covalent compounds:

Question

Answer

(a) CCl4

carbon tetrachloride

(b) PCl5

phosphorus pentachloride

(c) SF6

sulfur hexafluoride

(d) NH3

ammonia

(e) CO2

carbon dioxide

(f) N2O5

dinitrogen pentoxide

(g) BCl3

boron trichloride

(h) HI

hydrogen iodide

(i) Cl2O3

dichlorine trioxide

(j) H2O

water

(k) SO2

sulfur dioxide

(l) OF2

oxygen difluoride

(m) NI3

nitrogen triiodide

(n) XeF8

xenon octafluoride

(o) P4S10

tetraphosphorus decasulfide

(p) CS2

carbon disulfide

6. Give formulas for these covalent compounds:

Question

Answer

(a) dinitrogen trioxide

N2O3

(b) water

H2O

(c) sulfur tetrafluoride

SF4

(d) phosphorus tribromide

PBr3

(e) sulfur trioxide

SO3

(f) chlorine dioxide

ClO2

(g) disulfur dichloride

S2Cl2

(h) hydrogen bromide

HBr

(i) dibromine pentaoxide

Br2O5

(j) hydrogen sulfide

H2S

(k) ammonia

NH3

(l) hydrogen peroxide

H2O2

(m) iodine heptafluoride

IF7

(n) carbon monoxide

CO

(o) boron trifluoride

BF3

(p) tetraphosphorus hexasulfide

P4S6

 

 

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