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PRACTICING IONIC FORMULAS Name:

SIMPLE (Binary) Write formulas for each compound.

1. Sodium sulphide 6. Lithium fluoride

2. Calcium chloride 7. Barium iodide

8. Magnesium bromide
3. Magnesium nitride

9. Sodium chloride
4. Calcium phosphide

10. Potassium sulphide


5. Potassium oxide

Got those? Try these:

11. Copper (I) nitride 15. Lead (IV) chloride

12. Iron (II) phosphide 16. Iron (III) phosphide

13. Magnesium oxide 17. Potassium phosphide

14. Manganese (II) oxide 18. Tin (II) sulphide


Too easy? Pat yourself on the back. Take a 1 minute breather. Then try these!

19. Calcium nitrate 25. Hydrogen sulphate

20. Calcium nitrite 26. Sodium carbonate

21. Ammonium sulphide 27. Bismuth (V) chromate

28. Sodium acetate


22. Iron (III) phosphate

29. Potassium nitrate


23. Mercury (II) sulphate

30. Calcium hydroxide


24. Hydrogen sulphite

Challenge yourself!

Can you work backwards? How would you go from a formula to a name? Use a drawing to demonstrate these:

31. K2O

32. NaOH

33. FeO

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