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FORMULAS WRITING AND NAMING

Write
1. Formulas from names
2. Names from formulas
3. Ions formed on dissolving the ionic compound in water

NAME FORMULA
Barium Sulphate
Sodium nitrate
Calcium Phosphate
Beryllium nitrate
Magnesium bicarbonate or
Magnesium hydrogen carbonate
Sodium sulfate
Calcium carbonate
Aluminium sulfate
Ammonium Sulphate
Tin(II)nitrate
Iron(III)chloride
Mercury(I)Sulphate

FORMULA NAME
Ca(NO3)2
NaCl
SnCl4
SnCl2
FeCl3
MgSO4

MOLECULE IONS FORMED ON DISSOLVING IN WATER

ILLUSTRATE IONISATION
KNO3
Ca(NO3)2
NaCl
SnCl4
SnCl2
FeCl3
MgSO4
NH4NO3

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POLYATOMIC IONS PRACTICE

POLYATOMIC ION FORMULA CHARGE

Phosphate

Carbonate

Nitrate

Bicarbonate or
Hydrogen carbonate
Hydroxide

Ammonium

Sulphate

Chlorate

Hydroxide

Sulfite

Nitrite

Phosphite

Perchlorate

Iodate

Periodate

Bromate

Perbromate

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Nitrate Hydroxide Bicarbonate Chlorate Sulphate Phosphate Chloride Oxide Sulphide

NO3- OH- HCO3- ClO3- SO42- PO43- Cl- O2- S2-

K+

Na+ Na2SO4
Example

Mg2+

Ca2+

Al3+

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Nitrate Hydroxide Bicarbonate Chlorate Sulphate Phosphate Chloride Oxide Sulphide

NO3- OH- HCO3- ClO3- SO42- PO43- Cl- O2- S2-

Ba2+

Li+

Hg2+

NH4+
Ammonium
ion
Fe3+

Fe2+

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Nitrate Hydroxide Bicarbonate Sulphate Phosphate Chloride Oxide Sulphide

- - - 2- 3- - 2-
NO3 OH HCO3 SO4 PO4 Cl O S2-

K+

Na+

Mg2+ Mg(HCO3)2
Magnesium
bicarbonate
This is an
example
Ca2+

Al3+

Ba2+

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Li+

Hg2+

NH4+
Ammonium
ion

Fe3+ Fe(OH)3
Iron(III)
hydroxide

Fe2+

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