WRITING & NAMING IONIC COMPOUNDS
Name: _________________________________
Class: ____________ Date: ________________
THE NAME’S BOND, IONIC BOND -- TAKEN, NOT SHARED [part 2]
1) Define the following:
a. binary –
b. polyatomic –
2) When naming an ionic compound, how are the ions named?
a. cation
b. anion
3) How is the charge of a transition metal indicated in the name of an ionic compound?
4) Determine the charge of the transition metal in each of the following compounds. Show your work.
a. Fe2O3
e. FeO
b. SnCl4
f.
c.
g. VF5
CuCl
d. CrF3
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PbI2
h. Cu2S
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5) Write the formula of the following ionic compounds.
a. barium nitride
d. aluminum phosphide
b. lithium fluoride
e. cobalt(II) selenide
c.
f.
tin(IV) oxide
iron(III) chloride
6) Correct any errors in the name or formula for the following compounds. If there are no errors, write
“correct”.
a. magnesium(II) bromide
g. iron(III) phosphide
b. sodium sulfur
h. CaC2
c.
i.
AlSe3
d. nickel(II) iodide
j.
chromium chloride
e. Li2O3
k. copper(II) hydride
f.
l.
NaCl
potassium nitrogen
BeF
7) How do you recognize a polyatomic ion?
8) Identify which of the following atoms are polyatomic ions by circling the corresponding letter.
Provide the names of all ions.
a. F1-
e. MnO41-
i.
Cr3+
b. OH1-
f.
j.
CO32-
c.
g. Ag1+
k. BrO1-
h. ClO31-
l.
SO42-
d. K1+
CHEMISTRY MYP | KHAN
CN1-
S2-
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9) When forming a compound from a polyatomic ion, is the process the same as or different from
forming compounds from a single metal and a single nonmetal? Briefly explain the process.
10) Show how a compound would form between an ion of sodium and the polyatomic ion iodate.
Provide the formula.
11) Show how a compound would form between an ion of silver(I) and the polyatomic ion hyposulfite.
Provide the formula.
12) Show how a compound would form between an ion of magnesium and the polyatomic ion
hydroxide. Provide the formula.
13) Show how a compound would form between an ion of iron(III) and the polyatomic ion carbonate.
Provide the formula.
14) Show how a compound would form between the polyatomic ion ammonium and an ion of chlorine.
Provide the formula.
15) Show how a compound would form between an ion of manganese(II) and the polyatomic ion
nitrite. Provide the formula.
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16) Name the polyatomic compounds in the preceding questions.
a. question 12
d. question 15
b. question 13
e. question 16
c.
f.
question 14
question 17
17) Provide the names or formulas for the following ionic compounds.
a. MgF2
j. CsClO4
s.
Na3N
cobalt(II) selenide
b. potassium sulfate
k. Mn(SO3)2
t.
c.
l.
u. Fe2Se3
Ni3(PO4)2
HCl
d. Sr(BrO)2
m. LiBr
v. HgO
e. Fe2S3
n. copper(I) nitrate
w. hydrogen peroxide
f.
o. VF5
x. aluminum phosphite
g. NaHCO3
p. KClO4
y. potassium cyanide
h. ammonium chloride
q. barium hydride
z. Li2C2O4
i.
r.
aa. V3(PO2)5
calcium nitrate
iron(II) oxide
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PtO2
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