Ionic Compound Formation
Writing Chemical Formulas
The Rule of Zero Charge
Basic Ionic Compound Nomenclature
100
Draw the Lewis electron dot diagram for chlorine (Cl).
100
Use the criss-cross method to write the chemical formula for sodium chloride. Show your work!
NaCl
100
What should the charges of the cation(s) and anion(s) in an ionic compound add up to equal?
0
100
What is the name of the anion that phosphorus forms?
phosphide
200
Draw the Lewis dot diagram for aluminum (Al).
200
Use the criss-cross method to write the chemical formula for barium iodide. Show your work!
BaI2
200
200
What is the chemical name for RbP3?
rubidium phosphide
300
Use Lewis electron dot diagrams to show the formation of rubidium fluoride.
Rb + F --> Rb1+ [F]1-
300
What is the chemical formula for the ionic compound formed from Be2+ and C4- ions?
Be4C2
300
300
Write the name for KBr.
potassium bromide
400
Draw the formation of radium sulfide using Lewis dot diagrams.
Ra + S --> Ra2+ [S]2-
400
Write the chemical formula for magnesium telluride.
Mg2Te2
400
400
What is the name of the anion that fluorine forms?
fluoride
500
Draw the formation of AlBr3 using Lewis dot diagrams.
500
Write the chemical formula for aluminum oxide.
Al2O3
500
What does it mean when we say that ionic compounds are “electrically neutral”?
500
Name the following ionic compound: GaN
gallium nitride