Charge It To The Game
What is the chemical name for NaCl?
Sodium chloride
What is the chemical name for NaNO3?
Sodium nitrate
What is the chemical name for CO2?
Carbon dioxide
What is the chemical formula for Hydrochloric acid?
HCl
A student wrote the name for CO as "Monocarbon monoxide." What is the error? Give the correct name.
The prefix "mono-" is dropped for the first element. The correct name is Carbon monoxide.
Write the chemical formula for Magnesium fluoride.
MgF2
Write the chemical formula for Potassium carbonate.
K2CO3
Write the chemical formula for Dinitrogen tetroxide.
N2O4
What is the chemical name for the base NaOH?
Sodium hydroxide
A student wrote the formula for Magnesium chloride as MgCl. What is the error? Give the correct formula.
Magnesium has a +2 charge. The correct formula is MgCl2
What is the chemical name for Al2O3?
Aluminum oxide
What is the chemical name for (NH4)2SO4?
Ammonium sulfate
What is the chemical name for PCl5?
Phosphorus pentachloride
Write the chemical formula for Nitric acid
HNO3
A student wrote the formula for Calcium hydroxide as CaOH2. What is the error?
Polyatomic ions need parentheses when there is more than one. The correct formula is Ca(OH)2
Write the chemical formula for Calcium phosphide.
Ca3P2
Write the chemical formula for Magnesium phosphate.
Mg3(PO4)2
Write the chemical formula for Sulfur hexafluoride.
SF6
What is the chemical name for the acid H2SO4?
Sulfuric acid
A student named K2O as "Dipotassium monoxide." What is the error? Give the correct name.
Greek prefixes are used for covalent/molecular compounds, not ionic compounds. The correct name is Potassium oxide.
What is the chemical name for K2S?
Potassium sulfide
What is the chemical name for Al(ClO3)3?
Aluminum chlorate
What is the chemical name for P4O10?
Tetraphosphorus decaoxide
Write the chemical formula for the base Calcium hydroxide.
Ca(OH)2
A student wrote the formula for Acetic acid as HC2H3O2-1. What is the error? Give the correct formula.
Formulas do not have charges in them. The correct formula is HC2H3O2