Type III—Molecules

Last Two Lessons:

Type I = Salt with Main Block Metals (no roman numeral)
Type II = Salt with Metals that have multiple charges (use Roman numeral to indicate charge)

Type I Type II Type III (today)

Na2O NiO2 NO2
KCl CuCl2 P2O5
Li2NO3 Co2O3 N2
1. Compare and contrast the 3 types of compounds. What is the same? What is different between the 3
columns above?
Ionic compounds (Metal + Non Metal ) and Molecular or Covalent compounds ( Both nonmetals )

2. Type I’s and II’s are called Salts (containing metals and nonmetals together, or charged particles). Have
you had any science class where you learned what to call Type III compounds? What are they called?
There are called as molecular compounds or covalent bonded compounds (Both elements are non-metals)

Type III Elemental Substances

O2 = Oxygen F2 = Fluorine N2 = Nitrogen He = Helium Xe = Xenon
3. What do you have to do to name elemental substances (remember, they only contain one element)? Do
you have to do anything other than just write the element’s name? If so, what?

4. Which elements have to be doubles or diatomics? Hint: Think the number seven…it applies to them on
the chart in three different ways  They are called the “magic 7”.

Diatomics on the Periodic Table. The 7 diatomic elements are hydrogen (H),
nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), and iodine (I).
We call them diatomic elements because the atoms appear in pairs.
Type III Compounds (not elemental)
CO2 = Carbon Dioxide P4S10 = Tetraphosphorus Decasulfide N2O5 = Dinitrogen Pentoxide
P2O = Diphosphorus monoxide CCl4 = Carbon Tetrachloride SiO2 = Silicon Dioxide

5. When do you NOT have to use a prefix for the 1st element in the formula?

Do not use mono for 1st element for molecular compounds

6. When do you NOT have to use a prefix for the 2ND element in the formula?

The ionic compounds also have two elements in which only a suffix is there for the second element. It
doesn’t have any prefix.

7. Is there any consistent evidence that charges are used in the Type III formulas above to make them
neutral? What is it?

8. Rule: If the second element begins with a vowel, drop the –o or –a off of the prefix!
The a or o at the end of a prefix is usually dropped from the name when the name of the element begins with a
vowel. As an example, five oxygen atoms, is pentoxide instead of pentaaoxide.-

9. Name the following:

a. CO - Carbon Monoxide
b. N2O – Dinitrogen monoxide
c. SO2 - Sulfur dioxide

10. Write the formula for the following:

d. Sulfur hexafluoride - SF6
e. Dinitrogen Pentafluoride - N2O5

Do the following problems on the master assignment sheet: Type III