Ionic Compounds and Their Properties

The video tutorial explains how to name the compound Na3N. It identifies Na3N as a binary ionic compound composed of sodium, a metal, and nitrogen, a non-metal. The naming process involves writing the metal's name as it appears on the periodic table and modifying the non-metal's name by replacing its ending with 'ide', resulting in the name sodium nitride. The tutorial also covers how to reverse the process, converting the name back to the formula by considering the charges of the ions involved. Sodium has a +1 charge, and nitride has a -3 charge, requiring three sodium ions to balance the charge of one nitride ion.

What type of compound is Na3N?

• Metallic compound

• Molecular compound

• Ionic compound

• Covalent compound

How many different elements are present in a binary ionic compound?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What is the correct ending for the nonmetal in a binary ionic compound?

• ium

• ite

• ate

• ide

What is the name of the compound Na3N?

• Sodium nitrogen

• Sodium nitride

• Sodium nitrate

• Sodium nitrite

What is the charge of a sodium ion?

• 1+

• 3-

• 2+

• 1-

How many sodium ions are needed to balance one nitride ion?

• One

• Four

• Two

• Three