Binary IOnic Compounds
Name NaCl
sodium chloride
What is the formula for tin (IV) carbonate?
Sn (CO3)2
Name SO3
sulphur trioxide
Name CaF2
calcium fluoride
What is the common name for dihydrogen monoxide?
Water
What is the formula for magnesium sulphide?
MgS
Name KMnO4
potassium permanganate
Name SF6
sulphur hexafluoride
Name P2O7
diphosphorus heptoxide
A powder that is mostly NaHCO3 and fillers.
baking soda
Explain why PbO2 is lead (iv) oxide and not lead (II) oxide.
It has been simplified from two lead atoms and four oxygen to the simpler 1:2 ratio.
What is the formula for ammonium hydroxide?
NH4OH
Should N2O4 be reduced to NO2-yes or no?
No, covalent formulas are not simplified. Ionic compounds are because there could be 2 or thousands of atoms in an ionic crystal. For example NaCl. However the ration is always 1:1 for Na and Chlorine.
What is the formula of potassium hydroxide?
KOH
nitrogen trihydride is a major ingredient in Windex-what is it called?
ammonia
Name LiBr.
Lithium bromide
What is the formula for barium phosphate?
Ba3(PO4)2
What is the name of Al2(Cr2O7)3
aluminum dichromate
There is an old fashioned naming method for multivalent metals where the lower charge is "ous" and the higher one is "ic". for example Fe2+ is ferrous and Fe3+ is the ferric ion. Is FeS ferrous or ferric sulphide?
It is ferrous sulphide. the IUPAC name is iron (II) sulphide like we learned. What we learned is also called the Stock method.
there is a type of rock made of CaCO3-what is the common name for this rock?
limestone
Name Mg3P2
magnesium phoshide
How would you name Fe(OH)3
iron (III) hydroxide
What is Mg(IO3)2 called?
magnesium iodate
Is SnCl4 stannous or stannic chloride?
stannic chloride
FYI: Stock method is tin(IV) chloride
HCN or hydrogen cyanide is very poisonous. It was used in the gas chambers in WWII. What was the name the company gave to their product?
Zyklon B gas