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