Compound Review
Name of Compound
Chemical Formula
Magnesium oxide
MgO
Sodium fluoride
NaF
Ammonium nitrate
NH4NO3
Aluminum sulfate
Al2(SO4)3
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3
Lithium chloride
LiCl
Potassium phosphate
K3PO4
Iron (II) bromide
FeBr2
Iron (III) iodide
FeI3
Ammonium bromide
NH4Br
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3
Magnesium phosphate
Mg3(PO4)2
Sodium hydroxide
NaOH
Cobalt (II) sulfate
CoSO4
Aluminum oxide
Al2O3
Sodium oxide
Na2O
Lithium nitrate
LiNO3
Ammonium nitrate
NH4NO3
Silver chloride
AgCl
Sodium nitrate
NaNO3
Potassium phosphide
K3P
Calcium carbide
CaC2
Lithium iodide
LiI
Sodium phosphate
Na3PO4
Formulas and Names of Some Binary
Covalent Compounds
Formula
Name
Formula
Name
CO
Carbon monoxide
SO3
Sulfur trioxide
CO2
Carbon dioxide
N2O
Dinitrogen monoxide
SO2
Sulfur dioxide
NO2
Nitrogen dioxide
1. What is different about the compounds in the chart above, compared to all
of the compounds in the chart on the opposite side?
All of the compounds in this chart are a combination of TWO
NONMETALS. Other side is metal and nonmetal
2. How do the names of these compounds differ from the compounds on the
other side?
Names here use Greek prefixes to denote quantity (di-, tri-, mono-, etc).
Formulas and Names of Some
Common Acids
Formula
Name
Formula
Name
HC2H3O2
Acetic acid
HNO3
Nitric acid
H2CO3
Carbonic acid
H2SO4
Sulfuric acid
HCl
Hydrochloric acid
H3PO4
Phosphoric acid
3. The compounds in the chart above are all common acids, what pattern do
you recognize in their formulas? (Hint: What element is acting as a
positive ion?)
Hydrogen (H+) is acting as a positive ion. One definition of an acid is a
molecule that can supply H+ to a solution.
4. How does the name of the negative ion which makes up the acid change
compared to the compounds on the other side?
An -ic ending is added to the name of the negative (or non-H) part of the
acid.