NAMING INORGANIC COMPOUND WORKSHEET

Nomenclature Definition List

Chemical nomenclature is concerned with naming
chemical compounds and writing their formulas.
Gathered below are definitions of many terms used in
nomenclature.
oxidation state
an alternate term that can be used when referring
to the charge on an atom (but not a polyatomic
ion.)
metalloid
an element which has the capacity to act as either
a metal or a nonmetal, depending on the chemical
circumstances
nonmetal
an element that tends to gain electrons, becoming
negatively charged
metal
an element that tends to lose electrons, becoming
positively charged
ion
an atom or group of atoms with either a positive or
a negative charge
cation
positively charged ion
anion
negatively charged ion. The phrase "ANIONS: Are
Negative IONS"
monatomic ion
a single atom ion (mono means one) Ex: Na+ or Cl¯
polyatomic ion
a many atom ion (poly means many) which acts
chemically as one unit. Example: NO3¯ (1 Nitrogen
atom, 3 Oxygen atoms and an extra electron giving
the ion a charge of 1¯).
ionic compound
 a compound containing at least one ionic bond
(contains metal(s) & non-metal(s))
covalent compound
a compound containing only covalent bonds
(covalent compounds are really molecules; contains
only non-metal atoms)
binary compound
compound with only 2 kinds of elements
ternary compound
compound with more than 2 types of elements
 WRITING CHEMICAL FORMULAE – PRACTICE SHEET
1. (NH4)2S _______________________________________________
3. NaNO3 _______________________________________________
5. CuBr2 _______________________________________________
7. Al2(SO4)3 _______________________________________________
9. KNO3 _______________________________________________
11. FeCO3 _______________________________________________
13. Pb3(PO4)2 _______________________________________________
15. P2O5 _______________________________________________
17. Cu(OH)2 _______________________________________________
19. CaF2 _______________________________________________
21. Ni(NO3)2 _______________________________________________
23. AgCN _______________________________________________
25. (NH4)2SO3 _______________________________________________
27. ZnSO4 _______________________________________________
29. SnCl2 _______________________________________________
31. SbCl3 _______________________________________________
33. Ag2S _______________________________________________
35. Mg(OH)2 _______________________________________________
37. (NH4)2CO3 _______________________________________________
39. Ni(C2H3O2)2 _______________________________________________
41. Na2CrO4 _______________________________________________
43. Cr(HSO4)3 _______________________________________________
45. KMnO4 _______________________________________________
47. AgClO4 _______________________________________________
49. K3PO4 _______________________________________________

2. nickel(II) iodide _______________________________________________

4. mercurous oxide _______________________________________________
6. lead(II) chlorite _______________________________________________
8. hydrogen iodide _______________________________________________
10. iron(II) bisulphite _______________________________________________
12. magnesium nitrate _______________________________________________
14. iron(III) chromate _______________________________________________
16. iron(II) chromate _______________________________________________
18. copper(II) hydroxide _______________________________________________
20. cuprous carbonate _______________________________________________
22. chromic acetate _______________________________________________
24. calcium chlorate _______________________________________________
26. ammonium oxide _______________________________________________
28. aluminium perchlorate _______________________________________________
30. zinc bicarbonate _______________________________________________
32. sodium phosphate _______________________________________________
34. silver hypochlorite _______________________________________________
36. ammonium phosphate _______________________________________________
38. ferrous chlorite _______________________________________________
40. potassium sulphide _______________________________________________
42. tin(IV) bromide _______________________________________________
44. lithium chromate _______________________________________________
46. magnesium bisulphate _______________________________________________
48. ferrous phosphate _______________________________________________
50. calcium sulphate
dihydrate

WRITING CHEMICAL FORMULAE – PRACTICE SHEET

Write correct formulas of the compounds formed

when the positive ions in the vertical column
combine with the negative ions listed across the
top row. The first two are done for you.
carbonat phosphat hydroxid
nitrate sulphate oxide
e e e
sodium NaNO3 Na2SO4
silver
ammonium
mercury(I)
zinc
calcium
magnesium
copper(I)
lead(II)
aluminium
manganese(
III)
cobalt(III)
cupric
Iron(III)
Lead(IV)
potassium
barium

Write correct formulas of the compounds formed when

the positive ions in the vertical column combine with
the negative ions listed across the top row. The first
two are done for you.

1. (NH4)2S 2. NiI2
3. NaNO3 4. Hg2O
5. CuBr2 6. Pb(ClO2)2
7. Al2(SO4)3 8. HI
9. KNO3 10. Fe(HSO3)2
11. FeCO3 12. Mg(NO3)2
13. Pb3(PO4)2 14. Fe2(CrO4)3
15. P2O5 16. FeCrO4
17. Cu(OH)2 18. Cu(OH)2
19. CaF2 20. Cu2CO3
21. Ni(NO3)2 22. Cr(C2H3O2)3
23. AgCN 24. Ca(ClO3)2
25. (NH4)2SO3 26. (NH4)2O
27. ZnSO4 28. Al(ClO4)3
29. SnCl2 30. Zn(HCO3)2
31. SbCl3 32. Na3PO4
33. Ag2S 34. AgClO
35. Mg(OH)2 36. (NH4)3PO4
37. (NH4)2CO3 38. Fe(ClO2)2
39. Ni(C2H3O2)2 40. K2S
41. Na2CrO4 42. SnBr
43. Cr(HSO4)3 44. Li2CrO4
45. KMnO4 46. Mg(HSO4)2
47. AgClO4 48. Fe3(PO4)2
49. K3PO4 50. CaSO4.2H2O

1. ammonium sulphide 2. nickel(II) iodide

3. sodium nitrate 4. mercurous oxide
5. cupric bromide 6. lead(II) chlorite
7. aluminum sulphate 8. hydrogen iodide
9. potassium nitrate 10. iron(II) bisulphite
11. ferrous carbonate 12. magnesium nitrate
13. lead(II) phosphate 14. iron(III) chromate
15. diphosphorus pentoxide 16. iron(II) chromate
17. cupric hydroxide 18. copper(II) hydroxide
19. calcium fluoride 20. cuprous carbonate
21. nickel(II) nitrate 22. chromic acetate
23. silver cyanide 24. calcium chlorate
25. ammonium sulphite 26. ammonium oxide
27. zinc sulphate 28. aluminum perchlorate
29. tin(II) chloride 30. zinc bicarbonate
31. antimony(III) chloride 32. sodium phosphate
33. silver sulphide 34. silver hypochlorite
35 magnesium hydroxide 36. ammonium phosphate
37. ammonium carbonate 38. ferrous chlorite
39. nickel(II) acetate 40. potassium sulphide
41. sodium chromate 42. tin(IV) bromide
43. chromic bisulphate 44. lithium chromate
45. potassium
46. magnesium bisulphate
permanganate
47. silver perchlorate 48. ferrous phosphate
50. calcium sulphate
49. potassium phosphate
dihydrate