Honors Chemistry Team Tournament
Table Number _____
"Nomenclature"
Multiple Choice - Part I:
You select a number, the person to your right will read that question. You will give your answer. The person
to your left may challenge your answer. The reader will look at the correct answer on the answer sheet. If
you are correct, you receive the numbered card. If you are wrong, the person to your left gets the card if he
challenged and had the correct answer. If the challenger had the wrong answer, he loses a card and the card
that you were trying to win returns to the card pile.
You May Use Your Periodic Table
1. N2 is a(n)
a. binary salt
b. diatomic molecule
c. monatomic ion
2. N-3 is a(n)
a. binary salt
b. polyatomic ion
c monatomic ion
3. NH4+1 is a(n)
a. binary salt
b. polyatomic ion
c monatomic ion
4. The correct chemical formula for manganic acid is
a. H(MnO3)3
b. HMnO3
c. H(MnO3)2
5. H2CO2 is named
a. carbonite acid
c. carbonous acid
b. carbonic acid
6. Hydronitric acid is the name for
a. HN
b. H3N
c. HN3
7. The correct chemical name for HClO2 is
a. hydrochlorous acid
b. chloric acid
c. chlorous acid
8. The correct chemical formula for copper (II) hydroxide is
a. Cu(OH)2
b. Cu2OH
c. CuOH
9. Ga(OH)3 is named
a. gallium hydroxide
b. gallium (I) hydroxide
c. gallium (III) hydroxide
10. H2SO2 is named
a. sulfurous acid
b. persulfurous acid
c. hyposulfurous acid
11. The correct formula for calcium sulfite is
a. CaSO3
b. Ca(SO3)2
c. Ca2SO3
12. The correct formula for sodium chlorite is
a. NaClO2
b. NaClO3
c. Na2ClO2
13. The correct chemical formula for cobalt (III) carbonate is
a. Co3CO3
b. Co2(CO3)3
c. Co3(CO3)2
14. The name for SnCl2 is
a. tin (I) chloride
c. tin dichloride
b. tin (II) chloride
15. The correct formula for copper (II) carbide is
a. CuC
b. CuC3
c. Cu2C
16. The formula for tin (II) phosphide is
a. Sn3P2
b. Sn2P3
c. Sn3P
17. The formula for lithium chloride is
a. LiCl
b. LiCl2
c. LiCl3
18. The correct formula for carbon tetrabromate is
a. CBrO3
b. CBrO4
c. C(BrO3)4
19. The correct formula for iron (III) iodate is
a. Fe(IO3)3
b. FeIO3
c. Fe3IO3
20. The chemical name for SO3 is
a. sulfite
b. monosulfur trioxide
c. sulfur trioxide
21. The formula for lithium perchlorate is
a. LiClO4
b. Li(ClO4)2
c. LiClO3
22. The correct formula for magnesium hypochlorite is
a. MgClO2
b. MgClO
c. Mg(ClO)2
23. The correct formula for iron (III) chlorate is
a. Fe3ClO3
b. FeClO3
c. Fe(ClO3)3
24. The correct formula for copper (I) bicarbonate is
a. CuHCO2
b. CuHCO3
c. Cu2HCO3
Honors Chemistry Team Tournament
Table Number _____
"Nomenclature"
Answer Key
1. b
13. b
2. c
14. b
3. b
15. c
4. b
16. a
5. c
17. a
6. b
18. c
7. c
19. a
8. a
20. c
9. a
21. a
10. c
22. c
11. a
23. c
12. a
24. b