Naming Mixed Ionic and Covalent - Answers

Name the following compounds. Remember, they may be either ionic or covalent compounds,
so make sure you use the right naming method!
1) NaF sodium fluoride

2) NF3 nitrogen trifluoride

3) Li2O lithium oxide

4) Al2S3 aluminum sulfide

5) MgSO4 magnesium sulfate

6) SiH4 silicon tetrahydride

7) KNO3 potassium nitrate

8) P2O5 diphosphorus pentoxide

9) CH4 carbon tetrahydride

10) Ca(OH)2 calcium hydroxide.

Write the formulas for the following compounds. Remember, they may be either ionic or
covalent compounds, so make sure you use the right method!
11) lithium chloride LiCl

12) nitrogen trichloride NCl3

13) sodium oxide Na2O

14) dinitrogen trioxide N2O3

15) nitrogen trihydride NH3

16) diboron dihydride B2H2

17) potassium phosphide K3P

18) oxygen difluoride OF2

19) magnesium nitrate Mg(NO3)2

20) aluminum carbonate Al2(CO3)3

 Ionic/Covalent Compound Naming Solutions

For each of the following questions, determine whether the compound is ionic or covalent and
name it appropriately.

1) Na2CO3 sodium carbonate

2) P2O5 diphosphorus pentoxide

3) NH3 nitrogen trihydride

4) FeSO4 iron (II) sulfate

5) SiO2 silicon dioxide

6) GaCl3 gallium chloride

7) CoBr2 cobalt (II) bromide

8) B2H4 diboron tetrahydride

9) CO carbon monoxide

10) P4 phosphorus / tetraphosphorus (don’t worry for grade 10 :))

For each of the following questions, determine whether the compound is ionic or covalent and
write the appropriate formula for it.

11) dinitrogen trioxide N2O3

12) nitrogen N2

13) methane CH4

14) lithium acetate LiCH3COO

15) phosphorus trifluoride PF3

16) vanadium (V) oxide V2O5

17) aluminum hydroxide Al(OH)3

18) zinc sulfide ZnS

19) silicon tetrafluoride SiF4

20) silver phosphate Ag3PO4