1. What is the name of the compound BaCl₂?

a) barium dichloride

b) barium chloride

c) monobarium dichloride

d) barium(II) chloride

 

2. What is the correct name of a compound formed from carbon and chlorine?

a) carbon tetrachloride

b) carbon chloride

c) carbon dichloride

d) monocarbon tetrachloride

e) carbon monochloride

 

3. The correct formula for sodium carbonate is

a) Na₄C

b) NaCO₃

c) NaC

d) Na₂CO₃

e) Na(CO₃)₂

 

4. In order to determine what type of name to use for a compound, a chemist must first determine

a) whether the compound is covalently or ionically bonded.

b) whether the compound is polar or non-polar.

c) whether the compound adopts a molecular or network structure.

d) whether the compound is held together with hydrogen bonding, van der Waals bonding, or dipole-dipole bonding.

 

5. What is the correct name for Fe₂S₃?

a) diirontrisulfide

b) iron(II) trisulfide

c) iron(II) sulfide

d) iron(III) sulfide  (or ferric sulfide)

e) iron sulfide

 

6. What is the formula for the nitrate ion?

a) N^-3

b) NO₂^-

c) NO₃^-

d) N^-

 

7. What is the correct name for SF₆?

a) sulfur hexafluorine

b) monosulfur hexafluoride

c) sulfur hexafluoride

d) sulfur fluoride

e) monosulfur hexafluorine

 

8. What is the correct formula for calcium oxide?

a) Ca₂O₂

b) Ca₂O

c) CaO

d) CaO₂

 

9. Name the following two compounds:

a) CoCl₃

   cobaltic chloride or cobalt(III) chloride

b) PI₃

    phosphorus triiodide

10. Write the formulas for the following compounds: