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Grade – 8 (Science) Worksheet

Name:_______________________ FORMULA MAKING Date: ______________

Symbols of common ions and formulae of ionic compounds:


FORMULA WRITING – 1

Write chemical formulas for the compounds in each box. The names are found by finding the

intersection between the cations and anions. Example: The first box is the intersection between the

"zinc" cation and the "chloride" anion, so you should write "ZnCl2", as shown.

Cations.

Anions zinc iron (II) iron (III) gallium silver lead (IV)

chloride ZnCl2

nitrate

oxide

nitride

sulfate

Write the formulas for the following compounds:

(1) Copper (II) chloride ……………………………………………………………

(2) Beryllium oxide …………………………………………………………………

(3) Sodium sulfate ………………………………………………………………….

(4) Potassium permanganate ……………………………………………………..

(5) Ammonium nitrate ………………………………………………………………


FORMULA WRITING – 2

Write chemical formulas for the following compounds:

1. Potassium hydroxide ______________________________________

2. Barium sulfate ______________________________________

3. Aluminum nitrate ______________________________________

4. Copper (IT) carbonate ______________________________________

5. Ferric hydroxide ______________________________________

6. Ammonium sulfide ______________________________________

7. Platinum (IV) fluoride ______________________________________

8. Ammonia ______________________________________

9. Silicon dioxide ______________________________________

10. Carbon dioxide ______________________________________

11. Methane ______________________________________

12. Sulfuric acid ______________________________________

FORMULA WRITING – 3
FORMULA WRITING – 4

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