Naming Compounds Worksheet
1. The formulas and common names for several substances are given below. Give the
systematic names for these substances.
Common Name
Chemical Formula
Systematic Name
Pb(CH3COO)2
Note: CH3COO is a
polyatomic ion. See your
polyatomic ion table for name
and charge.
a.
Sugar of lead
b.
Blue vitrol
CuSO4
c.
Epsom salts
MgSO4
d.
Milk of magnesia
Mg(OH)2
e.
Gypsum
CaSO4
f.
Laughing gas
N2 O
2. Write the formula for each of the following compounds:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Sulfur difluoride
Sulfur hexafluoride
Sodium phosphate
Lithium nitride
Chromium (III) carbonate
Tin (II) fluoride
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
Ammonium acetate
Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
Cobalt (III) nitrate
Copper (II) chloride
Potassium sulfite
Sodium hydroxide
3. Name each of the following compounds.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
CuF
CdI2
HI
NO
NF3
N2Cl2
CF4
KCl
NaNO3
Ca(NO2)2
Mg3(PO4)2
H3 P
Na2SO4
Ca(HCO3)2
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Naming Compounds KEY
Answers:
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
lead (II) acetate
copper (II) sulfate
magnesium sulfate
magnesium hydroxide
calcium sulfate
dinitrogen monoxide
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
SF2
SF6
Na3PO4
Li3N
Cr2(CO3)3
SnF2
2.
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
copper (I) fluoride
cadmium iodide
hydrogen moniodide
nitrogen monoxide
nitrogen trifluoride
dinitrogen dichloride
carbon tetrafluoride
potassium chloride
sodium nitrate
calcium nitrite
magnesium phosphate
trihydrogen monophosphide
sodium sulfate
calcium hydrogen carbonate or calcium bicarbonate
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
NH4C2H3O2 or NH4CH3COO
NH4HCO3
Co(NO3)3
CuCl2
K2SO3
NaOH