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
a. Sugar of lead
polyatomic ion. See your
polyatomic ion table for name
and charge.
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. Sulfur difluoride g. Ammonium acetate
b. Sulfur hexafluoride h. Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
c. Sodium phosphate i. Cobalt (III) nitrate
d. Lithium nitride j. Copper (II) chloride
e. Chromium (III) carbonate k. Potassium sulfite
f. Tin (II) fluoride l. Sodium hydroxide
3. Name each of the following compounds.
a. CuF
b. CdI2
c. HI
d. NO
e. NF3
f. N2Cl2
g. CF4
h. KCl
i. NaNO3
j. Ca(NO2)2
k. Mg3(PO4)2
l. H3 P
m. Na2SO4
n. Ca(HCO3)2
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Naming Compounds KEY
Answers:
1.
a. lead (II) acetate
b. copper (II) sulfate
c. magnesium sulfate
d. magnesium hydroxide
e. calcium sulfate
f. dinitrogen monoxide
2.
a. SF2 g. NH4C2H3O2 or NH4CH3COO
b. SF6 h. NH4HCO3
c. Na3PO4 i. Co(NO3)3
d. Li3N j. CuCl2
e. Cr2(CO3)3 k. K2SO3
f. SnF2 l. NaOH
3.
a. copper (I) fluoride
b. cadmium iodide
c. hydrogen moniodide
d. nitrogen monoxide
e. nitrogen trifluoride
f. dinitrogen dichloride
g. carbon tetrafluoride
h. potassium chloride
i. sodium nitrate
j. calcium nitrite
k. magnesium phosphate
l. trihydrogen monophosphide
m. sodium sulfate
n. calcium hydrogen carbonate or calcium bicarbonate