Exercise 2: Chemical Nomenclature and Formula Writing

Formula of
Formula of Anion Chemical Formula of Compound
Cation
Ca2+ Cl- CaCl2
Al3+ Cl- AlCl3
2+ -
Mg Br MgBr2
Li+ Br- LiBr
K+ O2- K2O

Formula of Formula of
Chemical Formula of Compound
Cation Anion
Cu2+ Cl- CuCl2
+ -
Cu Cl CuCl
Fe3+ Br- FeBr3
Fe2+ Br- FeBr2
Ni2+ Br- NiBr2

Formula of Formula of Chemical Formula

Name of Compound
Cation Anion of Compound
K+ Cl- KCl Potassium chloride

Mg2+ Cl- MgCl2 Magnesium chloride

Ca2+ Br- CaBr2 Calcium bromide

Formula of Cation Name of Cation Oxidation State of Cation

Fe3+ Iron (III) 3+

Fe2+ Iron (II) 2+

Co2+ Cobalt (II) 2+

Ni2+ Nickel (II) 2+

V3+ Vanadium (III) 3+

 Formula of Formula of Chemical Formula of
Name of Compound
Cation Anion Binary Compound
Cu2+ Cl- CuCl2 Copper (II) chloride
Cu+ Cl- CuCl Copper (I) chloride
Fe3+ Br- FeBr3 Iron (III) bromide
Fe2+ Cl- FeCl2 Iron (II) chloride
4+ 2-
Pb O PbO2 Lead (IV) oxide

Formula Name

N2O Dinitrogen monoxide

SO3 Sulfur trioxide

N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide

NO2 Nitrogen dioxide

NO Nitrogen monoxide

Balance the following Chemical Equations:

1. 2 Mg + O2 ⎯⎯→ 2 MgO

2. 2 KClO3 ⎯⎯→ 2 KCl + 3 O2

3. 4 Fe + 3 O2 ⎯⎯→ 2 Fe2O3

4. Mg + 2 HCl ⎯⎯→ MgCl2 + H2

5. 2 Na + 2 H2O ⎯⎯→ 2 NaOH + H2