Chemistry Note Taking Guide: Naming Compounds Episode 603

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Name

Binary Ionic Compounds

·  Consist of only _ elements.

·  Name the ion (the _ ).

·  Name the ion (the _ ), changing the ending to _.

·  When metals that can form _ than one type of

are in a compound, use a _

in parentheses after the name of the _ to show the .

Examples: NaCl

Cu2S


MgO _ SnCl4

Ternary Ionic Compounds

·  Made up of elements.

·  Name the then name the

without changing the ending to “ide”.

Examples: Na2SO4

FeCrO4

Naming Molecular Compounds

·  The elements are named in the _ they appear in the

.

·  are used to denote the of atoms of each _ in the molecule. An exception is that the

element named is given a _ only if there is more than atom of that element in the .

·  The “o” or “a” at the of a is

when the word following the begins with a ,

·  The element’s ending is changed to _.

Examples: ICl3

As2O5

Naming Hydrocarbons:

Alkane: CnH2n+2 Alkene: CnH2n Examples: C4H10

C2H4 _

The Chemistry Quiz

CR1.


CR2.


1. _ 2.

3. 4. 5.

It’s All Mixed Up! - Naming Type 1, 2, 3 & 4 Chemical Compounds

Name the following compounds.

1. FeS ______

2. ZnI2 ______

3. CI4 ______

4. Ca(C2H3O2)2 ______

5. Ti(SO4)2 ______

6. K3N ______

7. Zn(NO2)2 ______

8. NI3 ______

Write chemical formulas for the following compounds.

9.  copper (II) sulfate ______

10.  silver phosphate ______

11.  cobalt (III) selenide______

12.  calcium chloride ______

13.  diboron tetrabromide ______

14.  nickel (III) sulfide ______

15.  silicon dioxide ______

16.  tin (IV) selenide ______


Circle the compound in each set that is incorrect.

17.  SrF NaF CaF2 KF

Reasoning ______

18.  GaPO4 NaOH CO3Mg MgO

19.  Reasoning______

20.  Al2(PO4)3 CaSO4 Mg(OH)2 Al(NO2)3

Reasoning ______

21.  HSO4 HNO3 HCl

Reasoning ______

22.  Li2Cl MgF2 LiF NaF

Reasoning ______

Circle the compound in each set that DOESN’T BELONG.

22.  P2O5 LiOH CaBr2 NaCl

Reasoning ______

23.  SO2 Li2S CCl4 NO2

Reasoning ______

24.  Na2CO3 Li2SO4 K3PO4 SrS

Reasoning ______

25.  NH3 P4O10 BeF2 CH4

Reasoning ______

26.  NaC2H3O2 LiI Mg3P2 GaCl3

Reasoning ______