Chemical Formulas – Worksheet 1 Answer

1) Magnesium chloride

Mg2+ Cl1-

Mg1 Cl2
(Metal) (Non-Metal)
Formula: MgCl2

2) Potassium Fluoride

K1+ F1-

K1 F1
(Metal) (Non-Metal)
Formula: KF

3) Sodium sulphate reaction

Hint: treat sulphate as a single ion

Na1+ SO42-

Na2 (SO4)1
Formula: Na2SO4
(Metal) (Non-Metal)

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4) Magnesium Hydroxide reaction

Mg2+ OH1-

Mg1 (OH)2
(Metal) (Non-Metal)

Formula: Mg(OH)2

5) Sodium Hydroxide reaction

Na1+ OH1-

Na1 (OH)1
(Metal) (Non-Metal)

Formula: NaOH

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6) Potassium Carbonate

K1+ CO32-

K2 (CO3)
(Metal) (Non-Metal)
Formula: K2CO3

7) Calcium carbonate

2+ 2-
Ca CO3

Ca2 (CO3)2
(Metal) (Non-Metal)

Ca1 (CO3)1
Formula: CaCO3

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8) Aluminium Carbonate

3+ 2-
Al CO3

Al2 (CO3)3
(Metal) (Non-Metal)

Formula: Al2CO3

9) Lithium Sulphate

Li1+ SO42-

Li2 (SO4)1
(Metal) (Non-Metal)
Formula: Li2SO4

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 Chemical Formulas – Worksheet 2 Answers
Find the chemical formula of the following reactions:
1) Sodium Hydroxide

Na1+ OH1-

Na1 (OH)1
(Metal) (Non-Metal)
Formula: NaOH

2) Iron(II) sulphate

2+ 2-
Fe SO4

Fe2 (SO4)2
(Metal) (Non-Metal)

Fe1 (SO4)1
Formula: FeSO4

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3) Iron (III) Hydroxide

Fe3+ OH1-

Fe1 (OH)3
(Metal) (Non-Metal)
Formula: Fe(OH)3

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4) Magnesium Carbonate

Mg2+ CO32-

Mg2 (CO3)2
(Metal) (Non-Metal)

Mg1(CO3)
Formula: MgCO3

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5) Iron (III) Carbonate

2+ 2-
Fe CO3

Fe2 (CO3)
(Metal) (Non-Metal)

Formula: Fe2(CO3)3

6) Ammonium Carbonate

Formula: (NH4)2CO3

7) Ammonium hydroxide

Formula: NH4OH

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 Chemical Equations – Worksheet 1 Answers

2 2 3

2 2

2 2

2 2

2 3 6

2 2

5 3 4

2 25 16 18

3 3

4 5 2

2 2 2

2 4

12 8

6 6 6

1 1 1 1

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 Chemical Equations and Formula – Test Answers
1. Sodium chloride can be formed by adding sodium hydroxide into hydrochloric acid.
The word equation for the reaction above is shown below:

sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid à sodium chloride + water

(a) Write down the chemical formula for sodium hydroxide : NaOH [1]

(b) Complete the chemical equation for the reaction above. Balance the chemical equation.

NaOH + HCl à NaCl + H2O [3]

2. Sodium carbonate and Ammonium carbonates are examples that contain the carbonate ion.

(a) Write down the formula for the carbonate ion : CO32- [1]

(b) Write down the formula for the ammonium ion : NH4+ [1]

(c) Write down the formula for

(i) sodium carbonate : Na2CO3 [1]

(ii) Ammonium carbonate : (NH4)2CO3 [2]

3. Balance the following chemical equations:

(a) 1 Al2O3 + 6 HNO3 à 2 Al(NO3)3 + 3 H2O [3]

(b) 1 ZnCO3 + 1 H2SO4 à 1 ZnSO4 + 1 H2O + 1 CO2 [2]

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