Naming ions and chemical compounds

Worksheet #1

Write the symbol for each ion. Be sure to include the charge.

a. iodide ion b. barium ion c. mercury(II) ion

d. Tin(IV) ion e. Phosphide ion f. Silver ion

Name the following ions. Use your book if necessary.

a. Cu2+ b. O2- c. Li+

d. Pb2+ e. F- f. H+

Binary compounds:

Using the pairs of ions below, write the correct formulas.

a. Li+, S2- b. Sn4+, O2- c. H+, Cl-

d. Mg2+, N3- e. Sr2+, Se2- f. K+, O2-

g. Ca2+, N3- h. Co2+, I-

Write formulas for these compounds.

a. silver sulfide b. sodium nitride

c. Tin(II) chloride d. strontium iodide

Write the names for these binary ionic compounds.

a. AlI3 b. FeO

c. Cu2S d. CaSe

e.ZnO f. NaI

g. Cu2O h. CaBr2
Write formulas for these ternary ionic compounds.

a. Barium sulfate b. aluminum hydrogen carbonate

c. sodium hypochlorite d. lead(IV) chromate

e. mercury(II) bromide f. ammonium dichromate

g. lithium hydrogen sulfate h. chromium(III) nitrite

Write names for these compounds.

a. Cr(NO3)2 b. Mg3(PO4)2

c. Cu2HPO4 d. Li2CrO4

e. K3AsO4 f. SnS2O3

g. LiSCN h. CH3NH3F
 Chapter 5 Naming and Writing formulas for Ionic Compounds
Worksheet #2
1. How do ions form?

2. Write the electron configuration for the following atoms and their ions.
Example: Sodium Atom Na 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1
+
Sodium Ion Na 1s2 2s2 2p6
Name Element Formula Electron Configuration
Potassium
Potassium Ion
Aluminum
Aluminum Ion
Magnesium
Magnesium Ion
Fluorine
Fluoride Ion
Sulfur
Sulfide Ion
Nitrogen
Nitride Ion

3. Define the following

Ion-
Cation-
Anion-
Electroneutrality-
Isoelectronic-

4. Look back at question #2. All the atoms that became ions did so because they
were losing or gaining enough electrons to become stable like a noble gas. The
sodium ion, Na, loses one electron to become the Na+ ion which has the same
electron configuration as the noble gas neon (Ne).
Complete the following:

Atom Name Atom Formula #c- lost or Ion Formula Noble gas ion
gained is like
Oxygen O 2 gained O2- Ne
Aluminum
Magnesium
Fluorine
Sulfur
Nitrogen
5. Look for patterns on your periodic table to help determine an ion’s charge.
Notice group 1 elements always form a +1 charge. What charges do the following
groups always form?
Group 2 , Group 13_ , Group 15 _, Group 16 , Group 17

6. What charge do the following elements form when they become ions?
Example: Li forms Li+
Be , As ,K , Rb _, Br ,F ,O ,P , Al , Ca ,
Sr , I_ .

7. Why do ion’s form?

8. The transition metals do not always form just one ion like the elements in the S
an P blocks do. Copper sometimes forms the Cu+ ion and other times it forms the
Cu2+ ion.
What ion’s do the following transition metals form?
Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt
Mercury _.
Other elements that form more than one type of ion include tin Sn2+ and Sn4+,
Lead Pb2+ and Pb4+ these are not in your text but you’ll want to know them. Also
silver only forms Ag+, not Ag2+ like your text indicates.

TIP OF THE DAY: All metals have + charges and all non-metals have – charges.

9. Naming ions from the S and P block.

If an element forms a positive ion we call this ion a CATION. To name cations all
you need to do is name the element and add the word ion.
Example: sodium (Na) forms the sodium ion (Na+).
When an element forms a negative ion we call this ion a ANION. To name
anions you drop the last part of the elements name and add a ‘ide’ ending.
Example: nitrogen (N) forms the nitride ion (N3-). The use of the word ion is
optional when naming anions.

Name the following ions.

Ca2+ O2- F-
Ba2+ Li + P3-
H+ Mg2+ S2-
Rb+ _As3- Br-
10. Naming ions from the D block (transition metals).
Since many of the transition metals can form more than one ion we cannot just
name them as cations, we have to indicate what charge they have. Here is how
we do it. Copper can form the Cu+ or the Cu2+ ion. To name the Cu+ ion we
write Copper (I) ion, to name the Cu2+ ion we write Copper (II) ion. Notice we
wrote the charge in parenthesis and used roman numerals for the charge.

Name the following ions.

Co2+ Sn2+ Fe2+
Co2+ Sn4+ Fe3+
Pb2+ Mn2+ Cr2+
Pb4+ Mn3+ Cr3+

The three most common transition metals that only have one charge are the
silver ion, Ag+, Zinc ion, Zn2+, and cadmium ion, Cd2+. You NEVER use roman
numerals with these three elements when writing their formulas or naming them.
 Naming binary molecular compounds
Worksheet#3.
Binary molecular compounds are made from a combination of 2 different atoms, or in the case of diatomic
molecules one kind of atom, ie. Br I N Cl H O F.

When naming a binary molecular compound you need to use prefixes

1 = mono 6 = hexa
2 = di 7 = hepta
3 = tri 8 = octa
4 = tetra 9 = nona
5 = penta 10 = deca

The prefixes indicate how many atoms of each element are in the compound.

The only time you do not use the prefix mono is when the first element in the compound has only one
atom. Example: CO = carbon monoxide, not monocarbon monoxide.

When naming the second element drop the elements ending and add “IDE”. Example: Oxygen = Oxide

Name the following binary molecular compounds:

1. CO2 2. NO3

3. SO 4. SO2

5. SO4 6. SO3

7. CF4 8. H2O2

9. H2O 10. S8Cl4

11. NH3 12. N6O6

Write the formula for the following binary molecular compounds:

1. Heptachlorine dioxide 2. Trisulfur octaoxide

3. Pentaphosporus decaoxide 4. Nitrogen hexafluoride

5. Disulfur dibromide 6. Nitrogen monoiodide

7. Phosphorus trichloride 8. Dinitrogen monoxide

9. Sulfur hexafluoride 10. Dinitrogen tetrahydride

11. Dinitrogen pentaoxide 12. Boron trichloride

13. Diphosphorus trioxide 14. Carbon tetrabromide

Revised 9-8-2006 MacSparran

 Naming Acids Worksheet #4

Naming Acids
Anion Ending Example Acid Name Example
-ide Cl- Hydro-(stem)-ic acid Hydrochloric acid
chloride
-ite SO32- (stem)-ous acid Sulfurous acid
sulfite
-ate NO3- (stem)-ic acid Nitric acid
nitrate

Name the following acids:

HBr

H2C2O4

HClO

HCN

H3PO4

HF

CH3COOH

H2SO4

HNO2

Write the formulas for the following acids.

Chromic acid

Hydroiodic acid

Chlorous acid

Perchloric acid

Carbonic acid

Phosphorous acid

Hydroselenic acid
 Worksheet # 5

If there is no polyatomic ion in the formula, just write the name of the formula.

Formula polyatomic ion formula Name of polyatomic ion Name or chemical formula

1. Fe(ClO)2

2. LiHCO3

3. KClO3

4. (NH4)2S

5. Zn(H2PO4)2

6. NaClO2

7. MgSO3

8. CuNO2

9. Ag3PO4

10. H2S

11.H2SO4

12. Al2(SiO)3

13. Trinitrogen Hexachloride

14. H3PO3

15. Disulfur Trioxide

16. Barium chromate

17. Lithium nitrate

18. Mercury (II) sulfite

19. Colbalt (II) cyanide

20. Tin (IV) permanganate

21. Tetraoxide Octafloride

22. Permaganic acid

23. BaCl2

24. NaF

25. Al2S3

26. FeCl2

27. Li2O

28. KOH

29. SrS

30. Zn3P2

31. MgS

32. MgO

33. CuO

34. AgCl

35. HCl

36.HF

37. AlN

38. Sodium nitride

39. Hydrobromic acid

40. Strontium sulfide

41. Barium phosphide

42. Lithium nitride

43. Colbalt (III) oxide

44. Copper (I) selenide

45. Tin (II) oxide

46. NO

47. NO2

48. SO2

49. SO3

50. SO4
 Writing Chemical Formulas
Worksheet #6

Chemical Name Cation Anion Chemical formula

Barium Hydroxide
Mercury (I) nitrite
Sodium hydrogen
carbonate
Potassium dichromate
heptahydrate
Calcium permanganate
Cobalt (II) sulfate
Iron (III) oxide
Sodium hydroxide
Hydrochloric acid
Permanganic acid
Aluminum carbonate
Strontium oxalate
Copper (I) sulfate
Cesium nitrate
Silver nitrate
Thallium (III) hydroxide
Manganese (II)
phosphate
Beryllium
monohydrogen
phosphate
Lithium sulfate
Sodium floride
dihydrate
Magnesium nitride
Ammonium sulfide
Chromium (VI) acetate
Ammonium nitrate
Aluminum acetate
Methylammonium
dihydrogen phosphate
Zinc sulfite
pentahydrate
Vandium (III) cyanide
Potassium hydrogen
sulfate
Triphosphorus
heptaiodide
Decasulfur Pentaoxide
Phosphorus trioxide
Phosphorus dioxide
Selenium dioxide
Hydroiodic acid
Lead (II) sulfide
MacSparrium (XXXXV)
deathoxide