Naming Ionic Compounds with Polyatomic Ions

Name the following ionic compound: LiNO₃

• lithium nitrate

• lithium III nitrate

• lithium nitride

• lithium oxide

Which naming pattern is unique to polyatomic ionic compounds?

• they can have prefixes

• they can end in -ide

• they can end in -ate

• they use Roman Numerals

An -ate or -ite at the end of a compound name usually indicates that the compound contains _____________.

• fewer electrons than protons

• neutral molecules

• only two elements

• a polyatomic anion

Name the following compound: NaNO₃

• Sodium Nitrogen Oxide

• Sodium nitrate

• Sodium nitrite

• Sodium nitride

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

CO₃^2-

• carbon oxide

• carbonate

• carbonite

What is the name of NH₄Cl?

• nitrogen tetrahydrogen chloride

• ammonium chlorine

• ammonium chloride

• ammonium chlorate

What is the name of K₃PO₄?

• Tripotassium Phosphate

• Tripotassium Phosphite

• Potassium phosphide

• Potassium phosphate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of Al(NO₃)₃?

• Aluminum trinitrate

• Monoaluminum nitrate

• Aluminum (III) nitrate

• Aluminum Nitrate

What's the name of the compound NH₄NO₃ ?

• nitrogen hydrogen oxygen

• ammonium nitrite

• nitrogenous water

• ammonium nitrate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Name the following ionic compound: MgSO₄

• magnesium sulfoxide

• magnesium sulfide

• magnesium sulfate

• magnesium oxide