Chemistry Nomenclature

Periodically Speaking

100

The letter or letters in the center of each square on the Periodic Table.

What is the atomic symbol?

200

The elements in the first column of the Periodic Table.

What are Alkali Metals?

300

The elements in the second column of the Periodic Table.

What are Alkali Earth Metals?

400

The elements in the 17th column of the Periodic Table.

What are Halogens?

500

The periodic trend that increases up and toward the right, and that is most useful for determining the strength of an oxidizing agent.

What is electronegativity?

Acid Words

100

HCl

What is Hydrochloric Acid?

200

H₂SO₄

What is Sulfuric Acid?

300

CH₃COOH

What is Acetic Acid?

400

HClO₄

What is Perchloric Acid?

500

HClO

What is Hypochloric Acid?

Transitional Phrases

100

FeCl₂

What is Iron (II) Chloride?

200

CuCl

What is Copper (II) Chloride?

300

SnBr₄

Tin (IV) Bromide

400

Fe₂(C₂O₄)₃

What is Iron (III) Oxalate?

500

PBSe₂

What is Lead (IV) Selenide?

Tope Tropes

100

Atoms of the same element with differing numbers of neutrons.

What are isotopes?

200

A Germanium atom with 38 neutrons.

What is Germanium-70?

300

The Carbon isotope used to determine the age of biological materials.

What is Carbon-14?

400

The weighted average of the mass numbers of all isotopes of an element.

What is atomic mass?

500

A Hydrogen Atom with two neutrons.

What is tritium?

Salty

100

LiFl

What is Lithium Fluoride?

200

Mg₃N₂

What is Magnesium Nitride?

300

Na₂SO₄

What is Sodium Sulfate?

400

Cu₃(PO₄)₂

What is Copper Phosphate?

500

Mn₃(PO₄)₄

What is Manganese Phosphate?