NAMING CHEMICALS (Mr. Lind)

Vocabulary / Basics

100

Give an example of a monatomic ion.

Examples: H⁺ , Cl^- , O^-2

200

Hydrogen can form (anions, cations, both) when bonded in compounds.

Both anions and cations

300

What ion is on the right in every chemical formula and name for every chemical?

the anion (negatively charged)

400

What is the term for any ion that contains multiple elements (ex: NH₄⁺¹, CN^-1, or NO₃^-1)

polyatomic ion

500

What types of compounds have names that use prefixes indicating the number of each element?

molecular compounds (covalent compounds)

Naming Compounds

100

Write the formula for nitrogen III oxide

N₂O₃

200

Write the formula for hydrogen oxide

H₂O

300

Write the formula for calcium nitrate?

Ca(NO₃)₂

400

Write the stock name of (NH₄)₃PO₄

ammonium phosphate

500

Write the formula of iron III perchlorate

Fe(ClO₄)₃

Naming Acids

100

DAILY DOUBLE!

1) Acids taste __

2) Bases taste __

1) sour

2) bitter

200

What is the acid name of HBr?

hydrobromic acid

300

DAILY DOUBLE!

1) Acids have a pH of __ 7.    (<, >, or =)

2) All acids contain what ion?

1) < 7

2) H⁺

400

There are 2 "oxyacids" that contain nitrogen:

HNO₂   and    HNO₃

What is HNO₃ called?

nitric acid

500

DAILY DOUBLE!  

1) Write the formula for hydrochloric acid

2) Write the formula for chloric acid?

1) HCl

2) HClO₃

Naming Molecules

100

Write the formula for carbon dioxide

CO₂

200

Write the formula for dihydrogen monoxide

H₂O

300

Write the name of N₂O₃

dinitrogen trioxide

400

Write the formula for sulfur hexafluoride

SF₆

500

What is the name of C₈H₁₈ ?  

HINT: it's how they grade gasoline!

Octane

Potpourri

100

When writing formulas for compounds and molecules, what is the result of the charges of the cations and anions?

They cancel (add up to zero)

200

DAILY DOUBLE!

1) What is the formula for sodium hydroxide?

2) What type of substance/chemical is sodium hydroxide?

1) NaOH

2) it's a base!

300

DAILY DOUBLE!

1) Bases have a pH ___ 7.  (=, <, >)

2) All bases contain this ion

1) >

2) OH^-1  (hydroxide)

400

DAILY DOUBLE!

1) What is a reaction between an acid and a base called?

2) what are the 2 products of every acid + base reaction?

1) neutralization

2) water and salt

500

The largest molecule in the human body is a protein called "titin" for short.  It's IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) name is also the longest word in the English language.  How many letters are in this name?  Closest w/o going over gets the 500 points and the bonus shot! 

189,819 letters