CHEMISTRY REVISION – CHEMICAL FORMULAS

1 Complete the following table for IONIC compounds

Na2S Zn3N2

calcium oxide BaS

CuO aluminium chloride

potassium chloride sodium iodide

ammonium sulfate Fe(NO2)3

2 Complete the following table for COVALENT compounds

HNO3 SO2

Carbon tetrachloride disulfur hexafluoride

CO NH3

Phosphorus trihydride H2SO4

Oxygen dichloride Nitrogen monoxide

3 Complete the following table containing BOTH ionic and covalent compounds.
Hint: Classify the compounds as ionic or covalent before naming and/or writing formula.

potassium sulfide NO2

OF2 ethanoic acid

Ba(HCO3)2 Ni(NO3)2

lead (II) phosphate silver oxide

KCH3COO NaOH
ANSWERS:

1 Complete the following table for IONIC compounds

Na2S sodium sulfide Zn3N2 zinc nitride

CaO calcium oxide BaS barium sulfide

Cu(OH)2 copper(II) hydroxide AlCl3 aluminium chloride

KCl potassium chloride NaI sodium iodide

(NH4)2SO4 ammonium sulfate Fe(NO2)3 Iron(III) nitrite

2 Complete the following table for COVALENT compounds

HNO3 Nitric acid SO2 Sulfur dioxide

CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride S2F6 Disulfur hexafluoride

CO Carbon monoxide NH3 Ammonia (nitrogen trihydride)

PH3 Phosphorus trihydride H2SO4 Sulfuric acid

OCl2 Oxygen dichloride NO Nitrogen monoxide

3 Complete the following table containing BOTH ionic and covalent compounds.
Note: Classify the compounds before naming and/or writing formula

K2S potassium sulfide NO2 nitrogen dioxide

OF2 oxygen difluoride CH3COOH ethanoic acid

Ba(HCO3)2 barium hydrogencarbonate Ni(NO3)2 nickel nitrate

Pb3(PO4)2 lead(II) phosphate Ag2O silver oxide

KCH3COO potassium ethanoate NaOH sodium hydroxide