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CHEMISTRY WORKING SHEET – Formula and Names of Acids, Bases and Salts
Build the empirical formulae and the names of the chemical compounds which form from the following ions and complex ions. Write the names of the
respective ions into the grey boxes.

H+ Na+ Ca2+ Al3+ Fe2+ Fe3+ [NH4]+

names of the ions iron(II) iron(III) ammonium

1. Cl– chloride HCl NaCl CaCl2 AlCl3 FeCl2 FeCl3 NH4Cl

hydrogen chloride sodium chloride calcium chloride aluminium chloride iron(II) chloride iron(III) chloride ammonium chloride
(> hydrochloric table/cooking salt
acid)
2. O2– oxide H2O Na2O CaO Al2O3 FeO Fe2O3 (NH4)2O
dihydrogen (di)sodium oxide calcium oxide aluminium oxide iron(II) oxide iron(III) oxide ammonium oxide
monoxide, water lime Sapphire, Ruby, Hematite (ore)
Corundum
S [OH]– hydroxide H2O NaOH Ca(OH)2 Al(OH)3 Fe(OH)2 Fe(OH)3 NH4OH
dihydrogen sodium hydroxide calcium hydroxide aluminium hydroxide iron(II) hydroxide iron(III) hydroxide ammonium
monoxide, water (–> caustic soda) slaked lime (part of rust) hydroxide

4. S2– sulfide H2S Na2S CaS Al2S3 FeS Fe2S3 (NH4)2S

hydrogen sulfide (di)sodium sulfide calcium sulfide aluminium sulfide iron(II) sulfide iron(III) sulfide ammonium sulfide
Pyrite, fool’s gold

5. [SO4]2– Sulfate H2SO4 Na2SO4 CaSO4 Al2(SO4)3 FeSO4 Fe2(SO4)3 (NH4)2SO4

sulfuric acid (di)sodium sulfate calcium sulfate aluminium sulfate iron(II) sulfate iron(III) sulfate ammonium sulfate
Glauber’s salt cast, gypsum

6. [HSO4]– bisulfate H2SO4 NaHSO4 Ca(HSO4)2 Al(HSO4)3 Fe(HSO4)2 Fe(HSO4)3 NH4HSO4

hydrogen sulfate sulfuric acid sodium bisulfate / calcium bisulfate / aluminium bisulfate/ iron(II) bisulfate / iron(III) bisulfate / ammonium bisulfate/
hydrogen sulfate hydrogen sulfate hydrogen sulfate hydrogen sulfate hydrogen sulfate hydrogen sulfate

7. [SO3]2– sulfite H2SO3 Na2SO3 CaSO3 Al2(SO4)3 Fe2SO4 Fe2(SO4)3 (NH4)2SO3

sulfurous acid (di)sodium sulfite calcium sulfite aluminium sulfite iron(II) sulfite iron(III) sulfite ammonium sulfite
Kantonsschule Kreuzlingen, Klaus Hensler Name:

H+ Na+ Ca2+ Al3+ Fe2+ Fe3+ [NH4]+

8. [CO3]2– carbonate H2CO3 Na2CO3 CaCO3 Al2(CO3)3 FeCO3 Fe2(CO3)3 (NH4)2CO3
carbonic acid sodium carbonate calcium carbonate aluminium carbonate iron(II) carbonate iron(III) carbonate ammonium
soda limestone siderit (ore) carbonate

9. [HCO3]– bicarbonate H2CO3 NaHCO3 Ca(HCO3)2 Al(HCO3)3 Fe(HCO3)2 Fe(HCO3)3 NH4HCO3

hydrogen carbonate carbonic acid sodium bicarbonate calcium bicarbonate/ aluminium iron(II) bicarbonate/ iron(III) bicarbonate/ ammonium
natron hydrogen carbonate bicarbonate hydrogen carbonate hydrogen carbonate bicarbonate

10. [PO4]3– phosphate H3PO4 Na3PO4 Ca3(PO4)2 AlPO4 Fe3(PO4)2 FePO4 (NH4)3PO4
phosphoric acid sodium phosphate calcium phosphate aluminium iron(II) phosphate iron(III) phosphate ammonium phos-
phosphate phate

11. [HPO4]2– hydrogen phosphate H3PO4 Na2HPO4 CaHPO4 Al2(HPO4)3 FeHPO4 Fe2(HPO4)3 (NH4)2HPO4
phosphoric acid sodium hydrogen calcium hydrogen aluminium hydrogen iron(II) hydrogen iron(III) hydrogen ammonium hydro-
phosphate phosphate phosphate phosphate phosphate genphosphate

12. [H2PO4]– dihydrogen phosphate H3PO4 NaH2PO4 Ca(H2PO4)2 Al(H2PO4)3 Fe(H2PO4)2 Fe(H2PO4)3 NH4H2PO4
phosphoric acid sodium dihydrogen calcium dihydrogen aluminium dihydro- iron(II) dihydrogen iron(III) dihydrogen ammonium dihydro-
phosphate phosphate gen phosphate phosphate phosphate genphosphate

13. [NO3]– nitrate HNO3 NaNO3 Ca(NO3)2 Al(NO3)3 Fe(NO3)2 Fe(NO3)3 NH4NO3
nitric acid sodium nitrate calcium nitrate aluminium nitrate iron(II) nitrate iron(III) nitrate ammonium nitrate
Chile salpeter

14. [NO2]– nitrite HNO2 NaNO2 Ca(NO2)2 Al(NO2)3 Fe(NO2)2 Fe(NO2)3 NH4NO2
nitrous acid sodium nitrite calcium nitrite aluminium nitrite iron(II) nitrite iron(III) nitrite ammonium nitrite

15. [CH3COO]– acetate CH3COOH NaCH3COO Ca(CH3COO)2 Al(CH3COO)3 Fe(CH3COO)2 Fe(CH3COO)3 NH4CH3COO
ethanoic acid sodium acetate calcium acetate aluminium acetate iron(II) acetate iron(III) acetate ammonium acetate
acetic acid