Chemical Naming

What is the name of CuCl₂? 

• copper (II) chloride
• copper chloride
  
• copper monochloride
  
• copper (I) chloride

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What is Ca₃N₂ called?

• calcium nitride

• calcium (II) nitride

• calcium nitrogen

• tricalcium dinitride

Give the name for the polyatomic ion PO₄^3- 

• phosphorous tetraoxide
• phosphorous oxide
• phosphorous (III) oxygen
• phosphate

How would you say Ni₃P₂?

• nickel (II) phosphide
• nickel phosphide
  
• trinickel diphosphide
• nickel phosphorous

Write the name for Mn(CO₃)₂ 

• manganese (IV) carbonate
• manganese (II) carbonide
  
• manganese dicarbonate
• manganese carbonate
  

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What is the name for VF₃?

• vanadium trifluoride
• vanadium fluorine
• vanadium (III) fluorine
  
• vanadium (III) fluoride

What is the name for SrO?

• strontium monoxide
  
• strontium oxide
• strontium (II) oxide
  
• strontium oxygen (II)

CaCO₃ is called... 

• calcium carbonate
• calcium carbon oxide
  
• calcium monocarbonate
• calcium (II) carbonate

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

True or false: When naming ionic compounds, use prefixes to indicate subscripts

• True
• False

Roman numerals tell you the ____ of the metal cation(s) in an ionic compound.

• number
• mass
• type
• charge