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Naming Chemical Compounds Worksheet
Name the following ionic compounds:

1) NaBr __________________________________________
2) CaO __________________________________________
3) Li2S __________________________________________
4) MgBr2 __________________________________________
5) Be(OH)2 __________________________________________
Write the formulas for the following ionic compounds:

6) potassium iodide __________________________________________
7) magnesium oxide __________________________________________
8) aluminum chloride __________________________________________
9) sodium nitrate __________________________________________
10) calcium carbonate __________________________________________
11) lithium sulfate __________________________________________
12) beryllium phosphide __________________________________________
13) magnesium hydroxide _________________________________________
14) sodium phosphate __________________________________________
15) aluminum carbonate __________________________________________
16) calcium chloride __________________________________________
17) sodium cyanide __________________________________________
18) aluminum oxide __________________________________________
19) magnesium acetate __________________________________________
20) ammonium chloride __________________________________________
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Write the names of the following covalent compounds:
21) SO3 __________________________________________
22) N2S __________________________________________
23) PH3 __________________________________________
24) BF3 __________________________________________
25) P2Br4 __________________________________________
26) CO __________________________________________
27) SiO2 __________________________________________
28) SF6 __________________________________________
29) NH3 __________________________________________
30) NO2 __________________________________________
Write the formulas of the following covalent compounds:

31) nitrogen trichloride __________________________________________
32) boron carbide __________________________________________
33) dinitrogen trioxide __________________________________________
34) phosphorus pentafluoride ______________________________________
35) methane __________________________________________
36) sulfur dibromide __________________________________________
37) diboron tetrahydride __________________________________________
38) oxygen difluoride __________________________________________
39) carbon disulfide __________________________________________
40) nitrogen monoxide __________________________________________
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
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
Ionic Compounds With a Transition Metal.
The only difference here is that we have to specify the charge of the
transition metal ion by using a Roman numeral, and keep in mind that a
transition metal is an element with an atomic number of 21 to 30, 39 to
48 or 57 to 80.
Roman numeral Charge

I +1
II +2
III +3
IV +4
V +5
VI +6
The reason we do this is not for the sake of nostalgia for bygone Roman
numerals nor to imitate movie credits. Because transition metals can
assume more than one charge, we have to specify which one is involved
Example: manganese(II) oxide contains Mn+2 and O-2. So we just
need one of each and the formula becomes MnO.
Copper(I) oxide is Cu2O.
To go backwards, we need to figure out the charge of the transition

metal.
Example: What is the correct name of CrCl3 ?
The charge of Cr is unknown = x . But chloride = (-1). The sum of the

charges has top be zero, so:
x +3(-1) = 0.
x = 3.
Answer: CrCl3 = chromium (III) chloride.

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Name the following ionic compounds:

Write the formulas for the following ionic compounds:

7) magnesium oxide __________________________________________

8) aluminum chloride __________________________________________

9) sodium nitrate __________________________________________

10) calcium carbonate __________________________________________

11) lithium sulfate __________________________________________

12) beryllium phosphide __________________________________________

13) magnesium hydroxide _________________________________________

14) sodium phosphate __________________________________________

15) aluminum carbonate __________________________________________

16) calcium chloride __________________________________________

17) sodium cyanide __________________________________________

18) aluminum oxide __________________________________________

19) magnesium acetate __________________________________________

20) ammonium chloride __________________________________________

22) N2S __________________________________________

23) PH3 __________________________________________

24) BF3 __________________________________________

25) P2Br4 __________________________________________

27) SiO2 __________________________________________

28) SF6 __________________________________________

29) NH3 __________________________________________

30) NO2 __________________________________________

Write the formulas of the following covalent compounds:

32) boron carbide __________________________________________

33) dinitrogen trioxide __________________________________________

34) phosphorus pentafluoride ______________________________________

35) methane __________________________________________

36) sulfur dibromide __________________________________________

37) diboron tetrahydride __________________________________________

38) oxygen difluoride __________________________________________

39) carbon disulfide __________________________________________

40) nitrogen monoxide __________________________________________

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:

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

22) N2S dinitrogen sulfide

23) PH3 phosphorus trihydride

24) BF3 boron trifluoride

25) P2Br4 diphosphorus tetrabromide

26) CO carbon monoxide