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WORKSHEET 1 DATE:______________________BLOCK:_____

SIMPLE BINARY IONIC COMPOUNDS

PART A: Write the formulas for the following simple binary ionic compounds.

1. sodium sulfide _________________________ 11. calcium chloride _________________________

2. magnesium nitride _________________________ 12. calcium phosphide _________________________

3. potassium oxide _________________________ 13. lithium fluoride _________________________

4. barium iodide _________________________ 14. magnesium bromide _________________________

5. potassium sulfide _________________________ 15. aluminum oxide _________________________

6. silver sulfide _________________________ 16. zinc oxide _________________________

7. zinc nitride _________________________ 17. aluminum iodide _________________________

8. barium fluoride _________________________ 18. potassium phosphide _________________________

9. lithium nitride _________________________ 19. barium sulfide _________________________

10. hafnium oxide _________________________ 20. scandium phosphide _________________________

PART B: Write the names for the following simple binary ionic compounds.

1. ZnI2 ________________________________________ 11. CaO ________________________________________

2. MgBr2 ________________________________________ 12. KF ________________________________________

3. Na3N ________________________________________ 13. Li3P ________________________________________

4. BaO ________________________________________ 14. SrS ________________________________________

5. Na4Si ________________________________________ 15. ZnCl 2 ________________________________________

6. Zn3N2 ________________________________________ 16. K2O ________________________________________

7. Al 2O3 ________________________________________ 17. KCl ________________________________________

8. KBr ________________________________________ 18. NaI ________________________________________

9. RuN ________________________________________ 19. La2O3 ________________________________________

10. HfO2 ________________________________________ 20. Cs2S ________________________________________

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SIMPLE BINARY IONIC COMPOUNDS

PART C: Calculate the number of atoms of each element that are present in the following
simple binary ionic compounds.

1. ZnI2 ________________________________________ 11. CaO ________________________________________

2. MgBr2 ________________________________________ 12. KF ________________________________________

3. Na3N ________________________________________ 13. Li3P ________________________________________

4. BaO ________________________________________ 14. SrS ________________________________________

5. Na4Si ________________________________________ 15. ZnCl 2 ________________________________________

6. Zn3N2 ________________________________________ 16. K2O ________________________________________

7. Al 2O3 ________________________________________ 17. KCl ________________________________________

8. KBr ________________________________________ 18. NaI ________________________________________

9. RuN ________________________________________ 19. La2O3 ________________________________________

10. HfO2 ________________________________________ 20. Cs2S ________________________________________

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NAME:________________________________
WORKSHEET 1 DATE:______________________BLOCK:_____

SIMPLE BINARY IONIC COMPOUNDS

PART A: Write the formulas for the following simple binary ionic compounds.

1. sodium sulfide
Na2S
_________________________ 11. calcium chloride CaCl2
_________________________

2. magnesium nitride Mg3N2

_________________________ 12. calcium phosphide Ca3P2
_________________________

3. potassium oxide
K2O
_________________________ 13. lithium fluoride LiF
_________________________

4. barium iodide BaI2

_________________________ MgBr2
14. magnesium bromide _________________________

5. potassium sulfide
K2S
_________________________ 15. aluminum oxide
Al2O3
_________________________

6. silver sulfide Ag2S

_________________________ 16. zinc oxide ZnO
_________________________

7. zinc nitride Zn3N2

_________________________ 17. aluminum iodide AlI3
_________________________

8. barium fluoride
BaF2
_________________________ K3P
18. potassium phosphide _________________________

9. lithium nitride
Li3N2
_________________________ 19. barium sulfide BaS
_________________________

10. hafnium oxide

HfO2
_________________________ ScP
20. scandium phosphide _________________________

PART B: Write the names for the following simple binary ionic compounds.

1. ZnI2 Zinc iodide

________________________________________ Calcium oxide
11. CaO ________________________________________

Magnesium bromide
2. MgBr2 ________________________________________ 12. KF Potassium fluoride
________________________________________

Sodium nitride
3. Na3N ________________________________________ 13. Li3P Lithium phosphide
________________________________________

4. BaO Barium oxide

________________________________________ 14. SrS Strontium sulfide
________________________________________

Sodium silicide
5. Na4Si ________________________________________ Zinc chloride
15. ZnCl 2 ________________________________________

Zinc nitride
6. Zn3N2 ________________________________________ 16. K2O Potassium oxide
________________________________________

Aluminum oxide
7. Al 2O3 ________________________________________ 17. KCl Potassium chloride
________________________________________

8. KBr Potassium bromide

________________________________________ 18. NaI Sodium iodide
________________________________________

9. RuN Rubidium nitride

________________________________________ Lanthanum oxide
19. La2O3 ________________________________________

10. HfO2 Hafnium oxide

________________________________________ Cesium sulfide
20. Cs2S ________________________________________

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SIMPLE BINARY IONIC COMPOUNDS

PART C: Calculate the number of atoms of each element that are present in the following
simple binary ionic compounds.

1. ZnI2 1 Zn + 2 I = 3 atoms total

________________________________________ 2
11. CaO ________________________________________

3
2. MgBr2 ________________________________________ 12. KF 2
________________________________________

4
3. Na3N ________________________________________ 13. Li3P 4
________________________________________

4. BaO 2
________________________________________ 14. SrS 2
________________________________________

5
5. Na4Si ________________________________________ 3
15. ZnCl 2 ________________________________________

5
6. Zn3N2 ________________________________________ 16. K2O 3
________________________________________

5
7. Al 2O3 ________________________________________ 17. KCl 2
________________________________________

8. KBr 2
________________________________________ 18. NaI 2
________________________________________

9. RuN 2
________________________________________ 5
19. La2O3 ________________________________________

10. HfO2 3
________________________________________ 3
20. Cs2S ________________________________________

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