What's in a Name?
Clearing (Up) Your Names
Percent Composition
Empirical Formulas
Molecules and Ions
100

This block is well-known to have multiple oxidation states.

What is the d-block?

100

The two primary systems of nomenclature (naming) used are these 2 systems.

What are Stock system and prefix system?

100

True or False: The percent composition of oxygen in H2O is 33%. This is because oxygen is one of 3 atoms in H2O.

What is false (as oxygen is substantially heavier than hydrogen, representing roughly 89% of the total mass of H2O)?

100

A substance is known to contain one carbon and 4 hydrogens. Its formula mass is this number.

What is roughly 16 grams per mole?

100

A binary molecular compound has this many elements, though not necessarily this many atoms.

2

200

Roman numerals are used to show this in compounds.

What are oxidation states?

200

To describe numbers of atoms (among other things), use these prefixes meaning 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

What are mono-, di-, tri- tetra-, and penta-?

200

The percent composition of sodium in sodium chloride is this number.

What is roughly 39%?

200

The empirical formula has the simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound. This is different than the ______________, which shows the actual number of atoms in a molecular compound.

What is the molecular formula?

200

Ions containing oxygens are called __________ and have a ___________ charge.

What are oxyanions, which have a negative charge?

300

Platinum tetrabromide has the chemical formula of ________, and in Stock system notation, it is called ___________.

What is PtBr4, also known as platinum (IV) bromide?

300

The more electronegative element in a binary molecular compound is treated as a(n) ____________, and it has to change its last name to _________.

What are anion and -ide?

300

The percent composition of hydrogen in sodium hydroxide.

What is 2.5%
300

The molecular formula of benzene is C6H6. The empirical formula, on the other hand, is this.

What is CH?

300

Perchlorate, chlorite, hypochlorite, and chlorate are ranked in the following order when organized from MOST oxygens to LEAST oxygens.

What is the following order: perchlorate, chlorate, chlorite, and hypochlorite?

400

Fluorine always has an oxidation state of -1. Consequently, carbon (IV) fluoride must have this many fluorines.

What are 4?

400

When naming a binary molecular compound, this prefix is not used for the first element.

What is mono-?

400

To convert the mass of a sample into moles, you need the ______________ of the pure substance.

What is molar mass?

400

The empirical formula of ammonia NH3. Ammonia has a molecular mass of 17 grams per mole. The molecular formula of ammonia is this.

What is NH3?

400

Hydroxide has this charge.

What is -1?

500

Iron (III) oxide has this chemical formula.

What is Fe2O3?

500

Historically, the prefix system of nomenclature is used for this type of compound, while the Stock system of nomenclature is used for this type of compound. However, both systems can be used for either.

What are molecular and ionic compounds?

500

The percent composition of oxygen in beryllium hydroxide (this is a hard one!).

What is 4.7%?

500

Glucose has an empirical formula of CH2O. Its formula mass is around 180 grams/mole. The molecular formula is this.

What is C6H12O6?

500

Chlorate has a charge of __________, while hypochlorite has a charge of __________.

What are -1 and -1?

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