General Chemistry 1

LESSON 4 – NOMENCLATURE OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS

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I. Practice Problems
Instructions: Write the formula from the names of the following molecular compounds AND write
the formula from the given chemical names.

Name Chemical Formula

1. disilicon trioxide
2. nitrogen dioxide
3. carbon tetrachloride
4. trisulfur monoxide
5. phosphorus trisulfide
6. boron tribromide
7. carbon monoxide
8. dinitrogen pentoxide
9. carbon dioxide
10. phosphorus hexafluoride
11. SeCl2
12. NO
13. P2S
14. Si3I8
15. S2O
16. PBr5
17. N2Se3
18. As2O4
19. PH3
20. OCl2

II. PRACTICE PROBLEMS

 A. Name the given chemical formula.

1) Na2S ___________________________________
2) SrO ___________________________________
3) Be3N2 ___________________________________
4) CaF2___________________________________
5) KCl ___________________________________

B. Write the chemical formula of the given chemical names.

1. Cesium Phosphide _______________________

2. Barium Bromide _______________________
3) Lithium oxide _______________________
4) Aluminum selenide _______________________
5) Rubidium iodide _______________________

Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds that contain Polyatomic Ions

III. Practice Problems

Instructions: Write the formula from the names of the following ionic compounds and vice versa.
1. _______________________ Na2SO3
2. _______________________ Sr(NO3)2
3. _______________________ Be3(PO4)2
4. _______________________ NH4F
5. Cesium Acetate _____________________
6. Barium Perchlorate _____________________
7. Ammonium Cyanide _____________________
8. Aluminum Hydroxide _____________________

IV. Practice Problems

Instructions: Write the formula from the names of the following binary ionic compounds and
vice versa. Use the systematic method in naming these compounds.
 Name Chemical Formula
1. Mn2S
2. NiO
3. Cr3N2
4. CuF2
5. PbCl
6. Tin (II) Phosphide
7. Molybdenum (III) Bromide
8. Titanium (IV) Oxide
9. Vanadium (II) Selenide
10. Cadmium (I) Sulfate

V. Practice Problems
Instructions: Write the formulas from the names of the following acids and vice versa.

Name Chemical Formula

1. HCl
2. HI
3. H2SO3
4. HNO3
5. Phosphorous Acid
6. Hydrofluoric Acid
7. Perchloric Acid
8. Acetic Acid

VI. Practice Writing Formulas

Mix of Molecular, Ionic, and Acid Compounds
(tip: use the flow chart strategy above to solve these!)

Chemical Name Chemical Formula

 1) aluminum arsenide
2) permanganic acid
3) tin II sulfite
4) vanadium (V) fluoride
5) lithium acetate
6) hexaboron monosilicide
7) hydrofluoric acid
8) ammonium nitrate
9) silver cyanide
10) copper (II) chloride

VII. Practice Naming Compounds

Mix of Molecular, Ionic, and Acid Compounds

Chemical Formula Chemical Name

1) P4S5
2) HI
3) H2SO4
4) SeF6
5) SrS
6) Cu2S
7) Si2Br6
8) HBrO4
9) HBrO3
10) HC2H3O2

VIII. APPLICATION
a. Write the chemical name of the ff. common substances.
Common Name Chemical Name Formula Use
1) Table salt
2) Vinegar
3) Calamansi Jiuce
4) Baking Soda
5) Lye
6) Bleach
7) LPG Gas
8) Battery Solution
9) Aqua oxinada
10) Muriatic acid

b. Paste at least 3 products here (food, cleaning, construction, etc). Identify the ingredients
here whether it is ionic or molecular.