Chemical Nomenclature Test Questions – Flashcards
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He
Li |
Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium |
Be
Na
Mg |
Beryllium
Sodium
Magnesium |
K
Ca
Ba |
Potassium
Calcium
Barium |
Cr
Mn
Fe |
Chromium
Manganese
Iron |
Co
Ni
Cu |
Cobalt
Nickel
Copper |
Zn
Ag
Hg |
Zinc
Silver
Mercury |
B
Al
C |
Boron
Aluminium
Carbon |
Si
Sn
Pb |
Silicon
Tin
Lead |
N
P
O |
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Oxygen |
S
F
Cl |
Sulfur
Fluorine
Chlorine |
Br
I
Ne |
Bromine
Iodine
Neon |
Ar
Kr |
Argon
Krypton |
Elements that form diatomic molecules ... |
Hydrogen H2 Fluorine F2 Nitrogen N2 Oxygen O2 Chlorine Cl2 Bromine Br2 Iodine I2
(they do not behave as if their smallest particle is a single atom, CHEMICAL EQUATIONS!!) Horses Need Oats For Clear Brown I's |
Three elements that commonly form polyatomic molecules |
Carbon - C Phosphorus - P Sulfur - S ; Write their formulas as if they were monatomic species. |
| What are the number prefixes used in chemical names?; 1, 2, 3, 4, ... |
1;=;mono-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 6 = hexa- 2 = di-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 7 = hepta- 3 = tri-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;8 = octa- 4 = tetra-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;9 = nona- 5 = penta-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 10 = deca- |
dinitrogen monoxide -; __________ ________________ -; I2O5 ____________ -;;N2O3 |
N2O diiodine pentoxide dinitrogen trioxide |
Write the name of NF3 |
nitrogen trifluoride |
Write the formula of --
diiodine pentoxide |
I2O5 |
Write the formula of --
nitrogen trifluoride |
NF3 |
Formula for:
Water
Ammonia |
H2O
NH3 |
Cation:
|
Positively charged ion.
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Anion: |
| Negatively charged ion. |
Formula for a sodium ion?
Formula for a aluminum ion?
Formula for a sulfide ion?
Formula for a phosphide ion? |
Na+
Al3+
S2-
P3- |
What are three of the transition element ions that almost always occur with only one charge (so chemists do not write the magnitude of the charge in their names)? |
Ni2+ is nickel ion
Zn2+ is zinc ion
Ag+ is silver ion |
Formula for:
peroxide ion
mercury(I) ion |
O22-
Hg22+
( named as if single atoms exist separately even though there is no individual Hg+ ions under common conditions) |
Cations -- +2:
symbol and name |
Mg -- magnesium Ca -- calcium Ba -- barium Zn -- zinc Cd -- cadmium Pb -- lead
variables: Cu -- cooper (II) or cupric Fe -- iron (II) or ferrous Sn -- tin (II) or stannous Co -- cobalt(II) or cobaltous Ni -- nickel (II) Hg -- mercury(II) or nickelous or mercuric |
Cations -- +3:
symbol and name |
Al -- aluminum variable: Fe -- iron (III) or ferric Co -- cobalt (III) or cobaltic Ni -- nickel (III) or nickelic |
Cations -- +4:
symbol and name |
Sn -- tin (IV) or stannic Pb -- lead (IV) - was in lecture but not on list |
Anion elements:
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Cl - chloride = -1 Br - bromide = -1 F - fluoride = -1 I - iodide = -1 H - hydride = -1 O - oxide = -2 S - sulfide = -2 N - nitride = -3 |
NO2
NO3
OH |
nitrite -1
nitrate -1
hydroxide -1 |
ClO
ClO2
ClO3
ClO4 |
hypochlorite -1
chlorite -1
chlorate -1
perchlorate -1 |
MnO4
BrO3
C2H3O2
CN |
permanganate -1
bromate -1
acetate -1
cyanide -1 |
HCO3
HSO3
HSO4
CO3 |
bicarbonate/hydrogen carbonate -1
bisulfite/hydrogen sulfite -1
bisulfate/hydrogen sulfate -1
carbonate -2 |
SO3
SO4
S2O3
CrO4 |
sulfite -2
sulfate -2
thiosulfate -2
chromate -2 |
O2
PO3
PO4
AsO4 |
peroxide -2
phosphite -2
phosphate -3
arsenate -3
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Acids: Chloric acid Nitric acid Sulfuric acid Carbonic acid Phosphoric acid |
HClO3 HNO3 H2SO4 H2CO3 H3PO4 |
Chlorine acids and it's anions:(formulas and anions) perchloric chloric chlorous hypochlorous hydrochloric |
HClO4 -- perchlorate HClO3 -- chlorate HClO2 -- chlorite HClO -- hypochloite HCl -- hydrochloride |
Cations -- +1:
symbol and name |
Li - lithium ion Na - sodium ion K - potassium ion Cu - copper(I) ion Ag - silver ion NH4 - ammonium H - hydrogen ion Hg - mercury(I) or mercurous |
