Ionic Compound Formula Writing Worksheet
Write chemical formulas for the compounds in each box. The names are found by
finding the intersection between the cations and anions. Example: The first box is the
intersection between the “zinc” cation and the “chloride” anion, so you should write
“ZnCl2”, as shown.
zinc iron (II) iron (III) gallium silver lead (IV)
chloride ZnCl2
acetate
nitrate
oxide
nitride
sulfate
Write the formulas for the following compounds:
1) copper (II) chloride ____________________________________
2) lithium acetate ____________________________________
3) vanadium (III) selenide ____________________________________
4) manganese (IV) nitride ____________________________________
5) beryllium oxide ____________________________________
6) sodium sulfate ____________________________________
7) aluminum arsenide ____________________________________
8) potassium permanganate ____________________________________
9) chromium (VI) cyanide ____________________________________
10) tin (II) sulfite ____________________________________
11) vanadium (V) fluoride ____________________________________
12) ammonium nitrate ____________________________________
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Chemical Formula Writing Worksheet Solutions
Write chemical formulas for the compounds in each box. The names are found by
finding the intersection between the cations and anions. Example: The first box is the
intersection between the “zinc” cation and the “chloride” anion, so you should write
“ZnCl2”, as shown.
zinc iron (II) iron (III) gallium silver lead (IV)
chloride ZnCl2 FeCl2 FeCl3 GaCl3 AgCl PbCl4
acetate Zn(C2H3O2)2 Fe(C2H3O2)2 Fe(C2H3O2)3 Ga(C2H3O2)3 Ag C2H3O2 Pb(C2H3O2)4
nitrate Zn(NO3)2 Fe(NO3)2 Fe(NO3)3 Ga(NO3)3 AgNO3 Pb(NO3)4
oxide ZnO FeO Fe2O3 Ga2O3 Ag2O PbO2
nitride Zn3N2 Fe3N2 FeN GaN Ag3N Pb3N4
sulfate ZnSO4 FeSO4 Fe2(SO4)3 Ga2(SO4)3 Ag2SO4 Pb(SO4)2
Write the formulas for the following compounds:
1) copper (II) chloride CuCl2
2) lithium acetate LiC2H3O2
3) vanadium (III) selenide V2Se3
4) manganese (IV) nitride Mn3N4
5) beryllium oxide BeO
6) sodium sulfate Na2SO4
7) aluminum arsenide AlAs
8) potassium permanganate KMnO4
9) chromium (VI) cyanide Cr(CN)6
10) tin (II) sulfite SnSO3
11) vanadium (V) fluoride VF5
12) ammonium nitrate NH4NO3
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Names & Formulas for Ionic Compounds
Give the name or formula of the following ionic compounds:
Name Formula
1) Na2CO3 ____________________ 21) sodium phosphide _____________
2) NaOH ______________________ 22) magnesium nitrate _____________
3) MgBr2 ______________________ 23) lead (II) sulfite _________________
4) KCl ________________________ 24) calcium phosphate _____________
5) FeCl2 _______________________ 25) ammonium sulfate _____________
6) FeCl3 _______________________ 26) silver cyanide _________________
7) Zn(OH)2 _____________________ 27) aluminum sulfide ______________
8) Be2SO4 _____________________ 28) beryllium chloride ______________
9) CrF2 ________________________ 29) copper (I) arsenide _____________
10) Al2S3 _______________________ 30) iron (III) oxide _________________
11) PbO ________________________ 31) gallium nitride _________________
12) Li3PO4 ______________________ 32) iron (II) bromide _______________
13) TiI4 _________________________ 33) vanadium (V) phosphate ________
14) Co3N2 ______________________ 34) calcium oxide _________________
15) Mg3P2 ______________________ 35) magnesium acetate ____________
16) Ga(NO2)3 ____________________ 36) aluminum sulfate ______________
17) Ag2SO3 ______________________ 37) copper (I) carbonate ____________
18) NH4OH ______________________ 38) barium oxide __________________
19) Al(CN)3 ____________________ 39) ammonium sulfite ______________
20) Be(CH3COO)2 ________________ 40) silver bromide _________________
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Naming Ionic Compounds – Answer Key
Give the name and molar mass of the following ionic compounds:
Name
1) Na2CO3 sodium carbonate
2) NaOH sodium hydroxide
3) MgBr2 magnesium bromide
4) KCl potassium chloride
5) FeCl2 iron (II) chloride
6) FeCl3 iron (III) chloride
7) Zn(OH)2 zinc hydroxide
8) Be2SO4 beryllium sulfate
9) CrF2 chromium (II) fluoride
10) Al2S3 aluminum sulfide
11) PbO lead (II) oxide
12) Li3PO4 lithium phosphate
13) TiI4 titanium (IV) iodide
14) Co3N2 cobalt (II) nitride
15) Mg3P2 magnesium phosphide
16) Ga(NO2)3 gallium nitrite
17) Ag2SO3 silver sulfite
18) NH4OH ammonium hydroxide
19) Al(CN)3 aluminum cyanide
20) Be(CH3COO)2 beryllium acetate
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For the following compounds, give the formulas and the molar masses:
Formula
21) sodium phosphide Na3P
22) magnesium nitrate Mg(NO3)2
23) lead (II) sulfite PbSO3
24) calcium phosphate Ca3(PO4)3
25) ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4
26) silver cyanide AgCN
27) aluminum sulfide Al2S3
28) beryllium chloride BeCl2
29) copper (I) arsenide Cu3As
30) iron (III) oxide Fe2O3
31) gallium nitride GaN
32) iron (II) bromide FeBr2
33) vanadium (V) phosphate V3(PO4)5
34) calcium oxide CaO
35) magnesium acetate Mg(CH3COO)2
36) aluminum sulfate Al2(SO4)3
37) copper (I) carbonate Cu2CO3
38) barium oxide BaO
39) ammonium sulfite (NH4)2SO3
40) silver bromide AgBr
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