Naming compounds practice

1. What is the name of the compound formed when…

a) sodium reacts with iodine _________________________________

b) potassium reacts with sulfur _________________________________

c) iron reacts with oxygen _________________________________

d) copper reacts with nitrogen _________________________________

e) nickel reacts with chloride _________________________________

f) magnesium reacts with bromine _________________________________

g) lithium reacts with phosphorus _________________________________

h) cobalt reacts carbon _________________________________

2. What is the name of the following compounds……

a) CO2 ________________________________

b) SO3 ________________________________

c) SCl6 ________________________________

d) NO ________________________________

e) CBr4 ________________________________

f) PF5 ________________________________

3. What is the formula of the following compounds…..

a) carbon monoxide _________

b) silicon dioxide _________

c) sulfur hexachloride _________

d) phosphorus tetrafluoride _________

e) sulfur trioxide _________

f) nitrogen dioxide _________

What does a chemical formula tell us?

A compound is a substance made up of two or more elements. The atoms in

compounds are strongly joined together. Compound names and formulae tell us about
the elements they are made from.

Questions

1 Write the elements that each of the following compounds is made from:

a iron sulfide

b hydrogen chloride

c hydrogen bromide

d lithium fluoride

e nitrogen dioxide

f HF

g CO2

h SO2

i CH4
2 Write how many atoms of each element are in each of the following compounds.
The first one has been done for you.
a H2O

2 hydrogen atoms, 1 oxygen atom

b CaO

c MgCl2

d CaCO3

e Al2O3

f AgI

g KOH

h H2SO4

i HNO3

3 24 g of magnesium were burned in oxygen. The compound formed had a mass of 40 g. Explain
why the mass has gone up.

4 State the name of the compound formed in Question 3.

Extension

1 64 g of sulfur dioxide (SO2) contains 32 g of oxygen. Calculate how much sulfur it contains.

2 Describe what the answer to Extension Question 1 tells you about the mass of sulfur atoms
compared to oxygen atoms.

3 Megan wanted to make some calcium chloride (CaCl2) for an experiment. She knew
that for every 40 g of calcium there would be 71 g of chlorine. Megan only used
20 g of calcium. Calculate how much chlorine would be in the compound.

4 How many atoms are there in total in these formulae?

i) NaNO3 _______
ii) Ca(OH)2 __________
iii) Mg(NO3)2 __________
iv) Al2(CO3)2 __________

5 23 g of sodium reacted with 35.5 g of chlorine. Calculate the mass of the sodium chloride
compound formed.