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IGCSE Chemistry Grade 9

IONIC COMPOUND - NAMING AND FORMULA

Working Out Formula

Step 1 - Write down the symbols of each element
Step 2 - Write down the valency of each element (number only, not the +/- sign)
Step 3 - Swap the valencies over
Step 4 - Simplify the numbers if possible (the number 1 is never written)
Example 1: sodium chloride
Step 1 Symbol Na Cl
Step 2 Valency 1 1
Step 3 Swap Na1 Cl1
Step 4 Simplify NaCl
Example 2: magnesium bromide MgBr2
Example 3: potassium oxide K2O
Example 4: calcium sulphide CaS
Example 5: germanium oxide GeO2

Polyatomic Ions
Polyatomic ions made of more than one element, for example SO42-, or CO32-. These ions need
(brackets) if they have a number.
Example 6: calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
Example 7: magnesium carbonate MgCO3

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Pakistan Excel English School
IGCSE Chemistry Grade 9
Write the names of the following
compounds:
1. NaCl
Worksheet
Write the formula for the following
ionic compounds
1. sodium bicarbonate

2. Fe2(CO3)3 2. sodium fluoride

3. Cu(OH)2 3. iron (III) chloride

4. (NH4)2SO4 4. copper (II) sulfate

5. LiNO3 5. magnesium hydroxide

6. barium nitrate
6. BaSO4

7. lithium sulfate
7. Mg(NO3)2
8. magnesium chloride

8. AgCl
9. silver nitrate

9. Al(OH)3
10. aluminum sulfate

10. CaSO4
11. calcium hydroxide

11. FeS
12. calcium sulfate

12. FeCl3
13. lead (IV) nitrate

13. NaI
14. magnesium iodide

14. MgCO3
15. sodium nitride

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