Naming Ionic Compounds
NaCl
What is Sodium Chloride?
Fe(NO3)3
Iron (III) Nitrate
N2O5
Dinitrogen Pentoxide
HCl
Hydrochloric acid
This formula shows the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms in a compound.
What is an empirical formula?
This subatomic particle has a negative charge and is found outside the nucleus.
What is an electron?
Potassium Iodide
What is KI?
Al2(SO4)3
Aluminum Sulfate
What is the molecular compound for water and it's technical name using prefixes?
H2O (Dihydrogen monoxide)
Sulfuric Acid
H2SO4
The molecular formula of glucose is C₆H₁₂O₆. Write its empirical formula.
What is CH₂O
This is the number of protons in an atom and determines the element’s identity.
What is the atomic number?
FeCl2
Iron (II) Chloride
Calcium Hydroxide
Ca(OH)2
SF6
Sulfur hexaflouride
Nitric Acid
HNO3
This calculation divides the molecular formula subscript by a specific number to determine a multiplier.
What is Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
This type of chemical bond forms when electrons are shared between atoms.
What is a covalent bond?
Copper (II) Oxide
CuO
Ammonium Sulfate
(NH4)2(SO4)
diphosphorus pentoxide
P2O5
Sulfurous Acid
These types of compounds always have a GCF of 1 and cannot be simplified further because of the nature of the rules that apply to them.
What are ionic compounds?
The kind of bond that keeps alloys together and stronger than pure metals.
What are metallic bonds?
Fe2O3
Iron (III) Oxide
Ammonium Nitrate
NH4NO3
H2O2
Dihydroxygen Dioxide
HCN
hydrocyanic acid
The molecular formula of water is H₂O. Its empirical formula is the same. True or false?
True, water cannot be simplified more even if it is covalent.
The only metal that is found in a liquid state at room temperature.
What is Mercury?