Naming Polyatomic Compounds

Name the following compound: Na₂CO₃

• Sodium carbonate

• Sodium carbon oxygen

• Sodium oxate

• Sodium oxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Name the following compound: Al₂(SO₄)₃

• trialuminum teraoxysulfide

• aluminum disulfide

• aluminum sulfate

• aluminum sulfide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Name the following compound: NaNO₃

• Sodium Nitrogen Oxide

• Sodium nitrate

• Sodium nitrite

• Sodium nitride

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of NH₄Cl?

• nitrogen tetrahydrogen chloride

• ammonium chlorine

• ammonium chloride

• ammonium chlorate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of K₃PO₄?

• Tripotassium Phosphate

• Tripotassium Phosphite

• Potassium phosphide

• Potassium phosphate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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

NH₄⁺

• nitrogen hydride

• ammonium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

CO₃^2-

• carbon oxide

• carbonate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

ClO₃^-

• chlorite

• chlorate

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2