Exercise 2: Chemical Nomenclature and Formula Writing

Formula of
Formula of Anion Chemical Formula of Compound
Cation
Ca2+ F- CaF2
3+ -
Al Cl AlCl3
Mg2+ Br- MgBr2
+ -
Li Br LiBr
K+ O2- K2O

Formula of Formula of
Chemical Formula of Compound
Cation Anion
Cu2+ SO32- CuSO3
2+ 2-
Cu SO4 CuSO4
Fe3+ Br- FeBr3
2+ -
Fe Br FeBr2
Ni2+ Br- NiBr2

Formula of Formula of Chemical Formula

Name of Compound
Cation Anion of Compound
K+ Cr2O72- K2Cr2O7 Potassium Dichromate

Mg2+ CN- Mg(CN)2 Magnesium Cyanide

Ca2+ PO43- Ca3(PO4)2 Calcium Phosphate

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 chloride
Fe3+ Br- FeBr3 Iron (III) bromide
2+ -
Fe Cl FeCl2 Iron (II) chloride
Pb4+ O2- 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