Naming Compounds

Vocabulary

100

A subatomic particle that orbits outside the nucleus with a negative charge. This also determines an atom's charge.

Electron

200

A subatomic particle that lives in the nucleus with a positive charge. It also gives the identity of the element.

Proton

300

A molecule that has an uneven amount of protons and electrons, giving it a charge.

Ion

400

A compound that has only two elements in the chemical formula.

Binary compound

500

A group of atoms that act as one atom in a chemical formula. 

A radical

Element or Compound?

100

O₂

Element

200

NaCl

Compound

300

Br₂

Element

400

Cu

Element

500

CoCO₃

compound

Chemical Formulas

100

The chemical formula for di-hydrogen monoxide

H₂O

200

Carbon Monoxide's chemical formula

CO

300

The chemical formula for Di-nitrogen tetra-oxide.

N₂O₄

400

The chemical formula for diphosphorus pentasulfide

P₂S₅

500

The chemical formula for calcium carbonate. 

CaCO₃

Compound Names

100

The compound name for SO.

Sulfur oxide

200

The compound name for CO₂

Carbon dioxide

300

The compound name for N₂O₃

dinitrogen trioxide

400

The compound name for P₄O₆

Tetraphosphorus Hexoxide

500

The compound name of Se₂S₆

Diselenium Hexasulfide

Challenge/Radical Questions

100

The chemical formula for the radical hydroxide

OH

200

The chemical formula for barium hydroxide.

BaOH

300

The radical name for the formula CO₃

Carbonate

400

The formula for the radical of sulfate

SO₄

500

The name of this compound: (NH₄)₂SO₄

Ammonium (NH₄) Sulfate (SO₄)