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3-IDENTIFYING CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

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 GOOD SCIENCE
Stage 5
Worksheet
14.3 Identifying chemical compounds
1 Use the naming conventions you have read about in Good Science Stage 5 to name the
following covalent compounds:

a. SiF4

b. N2S3

c. HBr

d. Br2

e. CO

f. P4

g. NH3

h. CH4

2 Write the formula for the following covalent compounds:

a. Diboron hexahydride

b. Nitrogen tribromide

c. Sulfur hexachloride

d. Diphosphorus pentoxide

e. Silicon dioxide

f. Dinitrogen trioxide

g. Sulfur pentoxide

h. Disilicon hexabromide

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3 Use the conventions you have studied in Good Science Stage 5 to name the following
ionic compounds.

a. LiF

b. PbS

c. CuSO4

d. NaCl

e. Fe2O3

f. H2SO4

g. NaOH

h. CaCO3

4 Write the formula for the following ionic compounds:

a. Lithium chloride

b. Boron chloride

c. Sodium fluoride

d. Copper (II) chloride

e. Aluminium oxide

f. Magnesium oxide

g. Sodium nitride

h. Beryllium fluoride

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 GOOD SCIENCE
Stage 5
Worksheet
14.4 Writing Chemical Equations
1 Balance the following equations:

a. CH4 + O2  CO2 + H2O

b. H2SO4 + Pb(OH)4  Pb(SO4)2 + H2O

c. KNO3 + H2CO3  K2CO3 + HNO3

d. K + MgBr  KBr + Mg

e. HCl + CaCO3  CaCl2 + H2O + CO2

f. Ag2O  Ag + O2

g. FeCl3 + NaOH  Fe(OH)3 + NaCl

h. H2O + O2  H2O2

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 i. Mg + O2  MgO

j. H2SO4 + NaNO2  HNO2 + Na2SO4

2 Write balanced chemical equations for the following reactions.

a. Water is decomposed by electrolysis into oxygen gas and hydrogen gas.

b. Photosynthesis produces glucose, oxygen gas and water from a process where the
energy from sunlight is used to recombine carbon dioxide and water.

c. When iron is exposed to oxygen gas, it reacts to form iron (III) oxide, more
commonly known as rust.

d. A common test used to identify limestone (made of calcium carbonate) is to add

some drops of hydrochloric acid to it. This results in the production of carbon dioxide
gas and so it appears to fizz. Water and calcium chloride are also produced in this
reaction. If the rock does not fizz it does not contain calcium carbonate.

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