Naming Chemical Compounds Worksheet
Name the following ionic compounds:
1) NaBr - Sodium Bromide
2) CaO – Calcium Oxide
3) Li2S – Lithium Sulfide
4) MgBr2 – Magnesium Bromide
5) Be(OH)2 – Beryllium Hydroxide
Write the formulas for the following ionic compounds:
6) potassium iodide- KI
7) magnesium oxide – MgO
8) aluminum chloride – AlCl₃
9) sodium nitrate - NaNO₃
10) calcium carbonate - CaCO₃
11) lithium sulfate – Li2SO4
12) beryllium phosphide – Be3P2
13) magnesium hydroxide – Mg(OH)2
14) sodium phosphate – Na3PO4
15) aluminum carbonate – Al2(CO3)3
16) calcium chloride – CaCl2
17) sodium cyanide - NaCN
18) aluminum oxide – Al2O3
19) magnesium sulfate – MgSO4
20) ammonium chloride – NH4Cl
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Write the names of the following covalent compounds:
21) SO3 Sulfur Trioxide
22) CO – Carbon Monoxide
23) SiO2 – Silicon Dioxide
24) SO2 – Sulfur Dioxide
25) NH3 - Ammonia
26) NO2 – Nitrogen Dioxide
Write the formulas of the following covalent compounds:
27) nitrogen trichloride – NCl3
28) dinitrogen trioxide – N2O3
29) phosphorus pentafluoride – PF5
30) methane – CH4
31) sulfur dibromide – SBr2
32) carbon disulfide – CS2
33) nitrogen monoxide – NO
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Naming Chemical Compounds - Answers
Name the following ionic compounds:
1) NaBr sodium bromide
2) CaO calcium oxide
3) Li2S lithium sulfide
4) MgBr2 magnesium bromide
5) Be(OH)2 beryllium hydroxide
Write the formulas for the following ionic compounds:
6) potassium iodide KI
7) magnesium oxide MgO
8) aluminum chloride AlCl3
9) sodium nitrate NaNO3
10) calcium carbonate CaCO3
11) lithium sulfate Li2SO4
12) beryllium phosphide Be3P2
13) magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2
14) sodium phosphate Na3PO4
15) aluminum carbonate Al2(CO3)3
16) calcium chloride CaCl2
17) sodium cyanide NaCN
18) aluminum oxide Al2O3
19) magnesium acetate Mg(C2H3O2)2
20) ammonium chloride NH4Cl
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Write the names of the following covalent compounds:
21) SO3 sulfur trioxide
22) N2S dinitrogen sulfide
23) PH3 phosphorus trihydride
24) BF3 boron trifluoride
25) P2Br4 diphosphorus tetrabromide
26) CO carbon monoxide
27) SiO2 silicon dioxide
28) SF6 sulfur hexafluoride
29) NH3 ammonia
30) NO2 nitrogen dioxide
Write the formulas of the following covalent compounds:
31) nitrogen trichloride NCl3
32) boron carbide BC
33) dinitrogen trioxide N2O3
34) phosphorus pentafluoride PF5
35) methane CH4
36) sulfur dibromide SBr2
37) diboron tetrahydride B2H4
38) oxygen difluoride OF2
39) carbon disulfide CS2
40) nitrogen monoxide NO
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