Nomenclature (Naming Compounds) Worksheet - Saddleback College

Naming Compounds Worksheet 1. The formulas and common names for several substances are given below. Give the systematic names for these substances. Common Name

Chemical Formula

Systematic Name

Pb(CH3COO)2 Note: CH3COO is a polyatomic ion. See your polyatomic ion table for name and charge.

a.

Sugar of lead

b.

Blue vitrol

CuSO4

c.

Epsom salts

MgSO4

d.

Milk of magnesia

Mg(OH)2

e.

Gypsum

CaSO4

f.

Laughing gas

N2 O

2. Write the formula for each of the following compounds: a. b. c. d. e. f.

Sulfur difluoride Sulfur hexafluoride Sodium phosphate Lithium nitride Chromium (III) carbonate Tin (II) fluoride

g. h. i. j. k. l.

Ammonium acetate Ammonium hydrogen carbonate Cobalt (III) nitrate Copper (II) chloride Potassium sulfite Sodium hydroxide

3. Name each of the following compounds. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n.

CuF CdI2 HI NO NF3 N2Cl2 CF4 KCl NaNO3 Ca(NO2)2 Mg3(PO4)2 H3 P Na2SO4 Ca(HCO3)2

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Naming Compounds KEY Answers: 1. a. b. c. d. e. f.

lead (II) acetate copper (II) sulfate magnesium sulfate magnesium hydroxide calcium sulfate dinitrogen monoxide

a. b. c. d. e. f.

SF2 SF6 Na3PO4 Li3N Cr2(CO3)3 SnF2

2.

3. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n.

copper (I) fluoride cadmium iodide hydrogen moniodide nitrogen monoxide nitrogen trifluoride dinitrogen dichloride carbon tetrafluoride potassium chloride sodium nitrate calcium nitrite magnesium phosphate trihydrogen monophosphide sodium sulfate calcium hydrogen carbonate or calcium bicarbonate

g. h. i. j. k. l.

NH4C2H3O2 or NH4CH3COO NH4HCO3 Co(NO3)3 CuCl2 K2SO3 NaOH