Chemical Compounds

Naming Ionic Compounds

100

To name an ionic compound you list what?

The first element.

200

What suffix do you put at the end of the 2nd element?

-ide

300

Name the following compound....

MgO

Magnesium Oxide

400

Name the following compound...

CaS

Calcium Sulfide

500

Name the following compound...

HCl

Hydrogen Chloride

Rules for Naming Covalent Compounds

100

Fill in the blank:

__________ are used to name covalent compounds of two elements. 

Numerical prefixes

200

For binary covalent compounds, numerical prefixes tell______________ of each element are in the __________.

how many atoms

molecule

300

If there is only ____ atom of the first first element it does not get a prefix. 

one

400

Non-metals are named ______ and end in ___

2nd and end in -ide. 

500

Write the chemical formula of the following compound...

dihydrogen monoxide

H₂O

Prefixes

100

1 atom

mono

200

tri-

3

300

deca-

10 atoms

400

what is the prefix for 4

tetra

500

what is the prefix for 5-9 

penta, hexa, hepta, octa, and, nona

Writing Covalent Compounds

100

What is needed for molecular compounds? 

Prefixes to tell the number of each atom/element.

200

What kind of bond creates molecular compounds?

Covalent Bonds

300

Write the chemical formula of the following compound...

xenon tetrafluoride

XeF₄

400

Write the chemical formula of the following compound...

pentaphosphorus decoxide

P₅O₁₀

500

Write the chemical formula of the following compound...

phosphorus trichloride

PCl₃

This vs. That

100

K(NO₃₎

Both

200

H₂(SO₄)

Covalent

300

aluminum oxide

Al₂O₃

400

Potassium Oxide

K₂O

500

What is the difference between an ionic bond and a covalent bond?

In ionic bonding, one atom donates electrons to the other. In covalent bonding, the two atoms share electrons.