Chemical Nomenclature Packet
(System of Names and Formulas)
I. Elements and Ions
Given the name, write the symbol for each element or ion.
a) sodium
i) copper
b) sodium ion
j) copper(I) ion
c) calcium
k) iron
d) calcium ion
l) iron(III) ion
e) sulfur
m) nitrate ion
f) sulfide ion
n) ammonium ion
g) phosphorus
o) carbonate ion
h) phosphide ion
p) phosphite ion
Given the symbol, write the name for each element or ion.
a) Li
g) SO4-2
b) Mg+2
h) PO3-3
c) Sn+4
i) OH-
d) N-3
j) NO2-
e) Pb
k) HCO3-
f) O-2
l) CN-
II. Binary Ionic Compounds
Given the name, write the chemical formula for each compound.
a) magnesium fluoride
f) sodium fluoride
b) potassium sulfide
g) chromium(III) oxide
c) lead(II) iodide
h) tin(IV) bromide
d) aluminum nitride
i) barium nitride
e) silver phosphide
j) gold(III) chloride
Given the formula, write the name for each compound.
a) KI
f) Mg3P2
b) CaBr2
g) Na2S
c) Al2O3
h) FeBr3
d) Li2O
i) PbO2
e) CuCl2
j) SrSe
III. Polyatomic Ionic Compounds
Given the name, write the chemical formula for each compound.
a) sodium sulfate
f) barium bicarbonate
b) lithium acetate
g) calcium phosphate
c) magnesium hydroxide
h) ammonium nitrate
d) aluminum cyanide
i) ammonium carbonate
e) iron(III) nitrite
j) potassium sulfite
Given the formula, write the name for each compound.
a) Li3PO4
f) Na3PO3
b) (NH4)2CO3
g) Al(HCO3)3
c) CuSO4
h) CaSO3
d) Al(NO2)3
i) AgCN
e) Pb(OH)4
j) FeCO3
IV. Binary Molecular Compounds and Simple Hydrocarbons
Given the name, write the chemical formula for each compound.
a) carbon tetrabromide
b) dinitrogen trioxide
c) propane
d) hexane
e) triboron heptoxide
Given the formula, write the name for each compound.
a) C2Br6
b) Cl2O
c) CH4
d) C4H10
e) P2O5
V. Acids
Given the name, write the chemical formula for each acid.
a) hydrofluoric acid
b) sulfuric acid
c) nitrous acid
d) hydrochloric acid
e) carbonic acid
Given the formula, write the name for each acid.
a) H2SO3
b) HBr
c) H3PO4
d) HC2H3O2
e) HI
Naming and Formula Writing for Ionic Compounds (mixed)
The following represent names or formulas for both BINARY and POLYATOMIC IONS COMPOUNDS. For
each name, write a chemical formula. For each chemical formula, write a name.
1. calcium chloride
2. sodium acetate
3. potassium sulfate
4. lithium nitride
5. copper (II) carbonate
6. KOH
7. Na3PO4
8. NH4NO3
9. MgS
10. Al2O3
11. magnesium bicarbonate
12. barium cyanide
13. tin (II) phosphide
14. sodium bicarbonate
15. ammonium phosphite
16. Pb(NO2)2
17. FeI3
18. CuSO3
19. Ba(CH3COO)2
20. AgCl