Naming Ionic Compounds Practice Worksheet

Name the following ionic compounds:

1) NH4Cl _____________________________________

2) Fe(NO3)3 _____________________________________

3) TiBr3 _____________________________________

4) Cu3P _____________________________________

5) SnSe2 _____________________________________

6) GaAs _____________________________________

7) Pb(SO4)2 _____________________________________

8) Be(HCO3)2 _____________________________________

9) Mn2(SO3)3 _____________________________________

10) Al(CN)3 _____________________________________

Write the formulas for the following compounds:

11) chromium (VI) phosphate _____________________________________

12) vanadium (IV) carbonate _____________________________________

13) tin (II) nitrite _____________________________________

14) cobalt (III) oxide _____________________________________

15) titanium (II) acetate _____________________________________

16) vanadium (V) sulfide _____________________________________

17) chromium (III) hydroxide _____________________________________

18) lithium iodide_____________________________________

19) lead (II) nitride _____________________________________

20 silver bromide _____________________________________

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Solutions for the Naming Ionic Compounds Practice Worksheet

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1) ammonium chloride – The ammonium ion is the only common

polyatomic cation you're likely to run into when naming compounds
2) iron (III) nitrate – The nitrate ion has a charge of -1, and since there are
three of them, the overall negative charge in the compound is -3. As a
result, iron has to have a +3 charge to balance it out.
3) titanium (III) bromide – This is similar to #2. Remember, the halogens
have a charge of -1 in ionic compounds.
4) copper (I) phosphide – The phosphide ion has a charge of -3, which is
balanced out by three copper ions each having a +1 charge.
5) tin (IV) selenide – Each selenium atom has a charge of -2, which makes
the overall charge on tin +4. This sometimes confuses people because
they think tin should have a +2 charge, so be careful when finding
charges.
6) gallium arsenide – With no polyatomic ions or Roman numerals needed,
just give the basic name.
7) lead (IV) sulfate – The sulfate ion has a charge of -2, so two of them must
have a charge of -4. This gives lead a +4 overall charge.
8) beryllium bicarbonate – The bicarbonate ion is sometimes called the
“hydrogen carbonate” ion for some reason in introductory chemistry
classes. Using this naming scheme, this compound is “beryllium
hydrogen carbonate.”
9) manganese (III) sulfite – Straightforward, but make sure you keep
sulfate, sulfite, and sulfide straight when naming.
10) aluminum cyanide

11) Cr(PO4)2 – The phosphate ion has a charge of -3 and the chromium (VI)
ion has a +6 charge, so two phosphates are needed to balance the
chromium.
12) V(CO3)2 – Similar to #11, where vanadium has a +4 charge and carbonate
has a -2 charge.
13) Sn(NO2)2 – Make sure you don't mix up nitrate, nitrite, and nitride.
14) Co2O3 – If cobalt has a +3 charge and oxygen has a -2 charge, two cobalt
ions will match nicely with three oxygen ions.
15) Ti(C2H3O2)2 – It may look ugly, but the acetate ion isn't any more
complicated than any other polyatomic ion.
16) V2S5
17) Cr(OH)3
18) LiI
19) Pb3N2
20) AgBr

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