Covalent Compound Naming Practice

Name the following covalent compounds:

1)

SeF6 ________________________________________

2)

TeO3 ________________________________________

3)

H2O ________________________________________

4)

SCl4 ________________________________________

5)

PCl2 ________________________________________

6)

NCl3 ________________________________________

7)

BrCl ________________________________________

8)

ClF3 ________________________________________

9)

SO4 ________________________________________

10)

IF7 ________________________________________

Write the formulas of the following covalent compounds:

11)

sulfur monoxide ________________________________________

12)

tellurium tetrachloride ________________________________________

13)

dinitrogen trioxide

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14)

tetrasulfur dinitride

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15)

carbon tetraiodide ________________________________________

16)

dicarbon tetrabromide ________________________________________

17)

hydrogen chloride ________________________________________

18)

carbon diselenide ________________________________________

19)

triboron silicide ________________________________________

20)

tellurium dichloride

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Covalent Compound Naming Practice - Answers

Name the following covalent compounds:
1)

selenium hexafluoride

2)

tellurium trioxide

3)

water (This is never called dihydrogen monoxide or anything else but water!)

4)

sulfur tetrachloride

5)

phosphorus dichloride

6)

nitrogen trichloride

7)

bromine chloride

8)

chlorine trifluoride

9)

sulfur tetroxide (This is not the sulfate ion because it doesn't have a -2 charge)

10)

iodine heptafluoride

Write the formulas of the following covalent compounds:

11)

SO

12)

TeCl4

13)

N2O3

14)

S4N2

15)

CI4

16)

C2Br4 (Can also be called tetrabromoethylene if you've studied organic chem)

17)

hydrogen chloride (Also called hydrochloric acid)

18)

carbon diselenide

19)

triboron silicide

20)

tellurium dichloride