NAMING WORKSHEET1
Ionic
Type I: Diatomic
Writing Names from Formulas
1, Identifying
the cationas a GroupI metal, GroupII metal,Aluminum,
Zinc,or Silver
2. Identifythe anionas a nonmetal
3, Namethe cation(the metal)with its full name
4. Namethe anion(the nonmetal)
by changing
the endingto -ide
Example:
NaCl
cation:sodium& anion:chlorine
Name:sodiumchloride
NaCl
BeO
hecy\1i,, nxile
Atct3
or\u* , ,ar-rr. c.\aln f ;Jg
KBr
CaF2
uo"[* i,^* { trrori Ae-
7n2C
;a i nc
MgI,
CszS
CPsi u,r,n *,r l fl Je
Writing Formulas from Names
1. Identifychargeof cation(1+, 2+, 3+)
2. Identifychargeof anion(I-,2-,3-)
3. Balance
the charges
4. The chargeof the cationbecomesthe subscriptof the anion
5, The chargeof the anionbecomesthe subscriptof the cation
6. Reducesubscriptsif necessary
AluminumSulfide
AIaSS
Potassium
oxide
K.O
BariumCarbide
BnLo
ZincChloride
7n
LithiumSulfide
Ita
Ara J
A3
SilverFluoride
F,,,8
Sodium
Nitride
Clt
F
oxTAq
N"s M
potassium
Iodide
calcium
oxide
Type I: Polvatomic
Writing Names from Formulas
1, Identifying
the cationas a GroupI metal, GroupII metal,Aluminum,
Zinc,or Silver
2. Identifuthe anionas a polyatomicion
3. Namethe cation(the metal)with its full name
4. Namethe anion(the polyatomic)
with its full name
Example:
KOH
cation:potassium& anion:hydroxide
Name:potassiumhydroxide
KCN
NaOH
cyqvrrcle
r"tnhtal"' tt -Ur
F.rtcssir,r.',r
"^
Frcroz
soJ i u,,"1 hyJ r,,riJec.pals3?tlsiur^ o\tsohqte,Mssio3
CaCO:
NH4CIaw\yl^dnrltvr
c,h\Of\dgBaczo+
Writing Formulas from Names (polyatomics)
srllb_
Alakds
A4Ub-
stronti
umchlorate
magnesium
sulfate
IYU S\q
barium
cyanide
MM'
ammonium
sulfate
calciumhydroxide
Oi fu U )z
zi n csiticate
ZaSiQL
potassiumpermanganate
silvernitrate
aluminumdichromate
(,
Type II: Transition Metals
Writing Names from Formulas
1. Identiflithe cationas a transitionmetal
2. Identifythe anion
3. Identify the chargeof the cation
4. Namethe cation(the transitionmetal)with its full nameand the chargeof the ion in romannumerals
5a. Namethe anion(the nonmetal)
by changing
the endingto -ide
polyatomic)
5b. Namethe anion(the
with its full name
Example:CoBr2
Cation:cobat2+ & anion:2 bromine
Name:cobalt(II) bromide
CUI
Co2(CO3)3
CuIz
drclesnoo_
CoCOr
*Sttb;
.'*{;
tr n L[ ) oxi4e
*e".o.y (u) 5t''et'\ilu
Hs2Br2
E) branniAe-
tin (r)axiAc sns *'r^ (:r ) >"1[i tre-
Writing Formulasfrom Names(transitionalmetals)
chromium(III)
iron(Il) oxide
iron(III) oxide
chromium(II)
phosphate
hydroxide
FcO phosphate
&f!J- iron(III)
-fu)S
(II)
manganese
fVln(. lead(IV)
FerOs fluoride
sulfite
b (so') a
P
(III)
manganese
fluoride
sulnde_.|t+$
Cr"(Ph)r
fl/tnFs mercury(I)
Worksheet2
Molecular
Writing Names from Formulas
1. Bothcationand anionare nonmetals
2. Useprefixesto indicatehow manyatomsare present
3. Namethe first element:prefixwith its full name
4. Namethe secondelement:prefixelementnameand changethe endingto -ide
5. Do not use "mono"when namingthe first element
Example:CS2
Elements:carbon& 2 sulfur
Name:carbond5ulfide
Prefixes:
1: rY1
0 no
o: hex*
2:
lj_
7: tteft ,r-
3: fr
8: cegtat
+: {Etna9: rtofi'.-
5' Perltc^.ro:E.q-
co oqclrovrwronor,le.0.,, F\.o*f
[or,.s +i]b ni]ft,o A,ni\rogqnft\onor ir]apzo,.l:,]hnsph,",.us
coz C.^rhrnl,o*',J e- ,o, .*[fr *noxi.lefnto.iJgNoz
SFo
e-
(}|F'
Writing Formulas from Names
1. Identifythe elements
2. Identifyprefixesfor eachelement
3. Chargesdo not matterfor molecularformulas!!
diphosphorous
monosulflde
sulfurtetrafluoride
nitrogenmonoxide
LO
diphosphorous
trioxide
P.O=
tr2-1$--
carbon
monoxide
SFt
nitrogen
triiodide
N IS
carbon
tetrabromideC Antl
phosphorous
hexabromide
PBr u
dichtorine
heptoxideA-r0
NO
z
Acids
Writing Names from Formulas
1. Identifythe cationas hydrogen
2. Identifuthe anion,doesthe anioncontainoxygenor not?
3a. Anionwith oxygen(polyatomic)
Change-ate endingto -ic acid
Change-ite endingto -ousacid
Example:H2SO4
cation:hydrogen& anion:sulfate
name:sulfuricacid
3b, Anionwithoutoxygen(diatiomic)
Hydro-elementroot-ic acid
Example:
HCI
cation:hydrogen
& anion:chlorine
name:hydrahloric acid
H3PO4
HCzHgOz
HBr hy.lmhr*ic
,,.o,
ni tni c-
@HNo3
a-celir
HzSOi
qd.rtonic-
Frcr,rhyAr^ccyqn\c-
Writing Formulasfrom Names
1, Identifuelements
2. Identifftypeof anion
3a.Hydro: thereis nooxygenin theformula
3b,-ic acid: lookfor thepolyatomic
with-ate ending
-ous
3c.
acid:lookfor polyatomic
with-ite ending
tla
hydrobromic
acid
hydrofluoric
acid
l-1 5n
ll
hydrocyanicacid
+ICN
nitrousacid
,F
F f
carbonic
acid
n, COa
nitric
acid
HN0z
HMot
Ionic
ic CompoundsType f, Diatomic
CsBr
BaFr ba.n rrrrrvrS\u.or irl€
& , 8 r t CalciumBromide
Z n S ZincSulfide
NaF sodtirr,u.$\uoriAeacni* Aluminum
Carbide
c.-b\d.es
&on'{
fr.r.\e:)
l g p p t r r{S \ch l t,r rd e
Bo.on trich\or\
Acids
HCI
/+t=
Ilvdrc ch la r i e
Hydrofluoric
acid
horus
l+
HzWz
Ylasphora
|1zSO" Sulfurous
acid
uj
Mixed Practice
Hint:Listthe
are naming
, thBnnamethe
otassiu*q sulF;
HI
fr r4 rai.r.f r c.
llCzilt? z Aceticacid