Deck 5: Nomenclature

Question 1

The correct name for LiCl is

A) lithium monochloride
B) lithium(I) chloride
C) monolithium chloride
D) lithium chloride
E) monolithium monochloride

Answer 1

lithium chloride

Question 2

The name for ²⁺ is

A) mercury(I) ion
B) mercury ion
C) mercury(II) ion
D) hydrogen ion
E) hydrogen(II) ion

Answer 2

mercury(I) ion

Question 3

The correct name for the Al³⁺ species is

A) aluminum ion
B) aluminum(III) ion
C) aluminum
D) trialuminum ion
E) aluminum(3A) ion

Answer 3

aluminum ion

Question 4

The formula for calcium hydrogen sulfate is

A) Ca(SO₄)₂
B) CaS₂
C) Ca(HSO₄)₂
D) Ca₂HSO₄
E) Ca₂S

Question 5

The name for SO₂ is ______________.

Question 6

A compound contains an unknown ion X and has the formula XCl₂. Ion X contains 20 electrons. What is the identity of X?

A) Ti²⁺
B) Sc⁺
C) Ca²⁺
D) Cr²⁺
E) Mn³⁺

Question 7

The charge on a strontium ion in its ionic compound is

A) +2
B) +1
C) +3
D) -2
E) Various charges are possible.

Question 8

In naming ionic compounds, the cation is always named first and the anion second.

Question 9

Titanium(IV) oxide has the formula

A) Ti₄O
B) TiO₄
C) Ti(IV)O
D) TiO₂
E) Ti₄O₂

Question 10

The correct name for FeO is

A) iron oxide
B) iron(II) oxide
C) iron(III) oxide
D) iron monoxide
E) iron(I) oxide

Question 11

Which of the following is not the correct chemical formula for the compound named?

A) hydrocyanic acid HCN
B) calcium sulfate CaSO₄
C) beryllium oxide BeO
D) nickel(II) peroxide Ni₂O
E) ammonium chromate (NH₄)₂CrO₄

Question 12

The compound PI₃ is named

A) potassium iodide
B) monophosphorus iodide
C) phosphorus iodide
D) phosphorus triiodide
E) none of these

Question 13

The name for Li₂O is ______________.

Question 14

The symbol for the rubidium ion is

A) Rb²⁺
B) R⁺
C) R²⁺
D) Ru
E) Rb⁺

Question 15

Na⁺ represents a

A) sodium ion
B) sodium atom
C) potassium ion
D) potassium atom
E) naval ion

Question 16

What is the formula for selenium trioxide?

A) SeO₃
B) Se₃O
C) Se₂O₃
D) Se₃O₂
E) SeO

Question 17

The binary compound PCl₃ is called

A) phosphorus chloride
B) triphosphorus chloride
C) monophosphorus trichloride
D) phosphorus trichloride
E) none of these

Question 18

Which of the following formulas is incorrect?

A) AlO₃
B) KBr
C) KNO₃
D) Li₂O
E) CaSO₄

Question 19

The correct name for P₂O₅ is

A) phosphorus(II) oxide
B) phosphorus(V) oxide
C) diphosphorus oxide
D) diphosphorus pentoxide
E) phosphorus pentoxide

Question 20

Which of the following is a binary compound?

A) O₂
B) HCN
C) H₂SO₄
D) H₂S
E) NaOH

Question 21

The name of the PO₄^3- ion is

A) phosphate
B) phosphite
C) phosphide
D) phosphoric
E) phosphorous

Question 22

The correct name for an aqueous solution of HC₂H₃O₂ is

A) hydrocarbonate acid
B) hydrocarbonic acid
C) hydroacetic acid
D) acetic acid
E) none of these

Question 23

What is the name for ?

A) phosphate ion
B) phosphite ion
C) hydrogen phosphate ion
D) hydrogen phosphite ion
E) hydrogen phosphorus oxide ion

Question 24

The name for ClO₄^- is ______________.

Question 25

The correct name for an aqueous solution of HCN is

A) hydrocyanic acid
B) cyanic acid
C) cyanate acid
D) hydrocyanous acid
E) cyanous acid

Question 26

The name for CO₃^2- is ______________.

Question 27

The correct name for an aqueous solution of H₂CO₃ is

A) carbonate acid
B) hydrocarbonic acid
C) carbonous acid
D) carbonic acid
E) hydrocarbonous acid

Question 28

The correct name for an aqueous solution of HCl is

A) chloric acid
B) hydrochloric acid
C) hypochloric acid
D) hypochlorous acid
E) perchloric acid

Question 29

The name for NO₃^- is ______________.

Question 30

The correct formula for the ammonium ion is

A) NH₄²⁺
B) N₄H⁺
C) NH₄⁺
D) NH₄
E) Am⁺

Question 31

The correct name for an aqueous solution of H₃PO₄ is

A) hydrophosphoric acid
B) phosphorous acid
C) phosphate acid
D) hydrophosphorus acid
E) phosphoric acid

Question 32

What is the correct name of the compound that results from the most stable ion for sulfur and the metal ion that contains 24 electrons?

A) iron(II) sulfate
B) iron(III) sulfide
C) chromium(II) sulfide
D) nickel(III) sulfate
E) iron(II) sulfide

Question 33

The correct formula for the carbonate ion is

A) CO₃^-
B) CO₃^2-
C) CO₄^-
D) CO₄^2-
E) CO₃^3-

Question 34

The correct name for an aqueous solution of H₂SO₄ is

A) sulfurous acid
B) hydrosulfurous acid
C) sulfuric acid
D) hydrosulfuric acid
E) none of these

Question 35

The correct name for the Sn⁴⁺ species is ______________.

Question 36

Which of the following is an incorrect name for an acid?

A) hydrocarbonate acid
B) hydrocyanic acid
C) acetic acid
D) phosphoric acid
E) sulfurous acid

Question 37

The name of the compound NH₄BrO₂ is

A) ammonium bromite
B) ammonium hypobromite
C) ammonium perbromate
D) ammonium bromate
E) ammonium bromide

Question 38

The carbonate ion has the formula CO₃^2-. What is the correct formula for sodium carbonate?

A) Na(CO₃)₂
B) Na₂(CO₃)₂
C) Na₂CO₃
D) Na₃(CO)₂
E) NaCO₃

Question 39

The name for the Fe²⁺ species is ______________.

Question 40

The correct formula for ammonium sulfate is

A) NH₄SO₃
B) NH₄SO₄
C) (NH₄)₂SO₃
D) (NH₄)₂SO₄
E) (NH₃)₂SO₃

Question 41

The name for the acid H₂SO₃ is

A) sulfuric acid
B) sulfurous acid
C) hydrosulfuric acid
D) hydrosulfurous acid
E) sulfurite acid

Question 42

Sodium chlorite has the formula

A) NaCl
B) NaClO
C) NaClO₂
D) NaClO₃
E) NaClO₄

Question 43

Which of the following represents the hypochlorite ion?

A) ClO^-
B) ClO₂^-
C) ClO₃^-
D) ClO₄^-
E) Cl^-

Question 44

The name for the acid HNO₃ is ______________.

Question 45

The name for the compound NH₄F is ______________.

Question 46

The name for the acid H₂SO₄ is ______________.

Question 47

The name for the compound Sn(NO₃)₂ is ______________.

Question 48

The name for the acid HC₂H₃O₂ is ______________.

Question 49

The name for the acid HNO₂ is

A) nitrous acid
B) nitric acid
C) hydronitrous acid
D) hydronitric acid
E) hydrogen nitrite acid

Question 50

The formula for the compound formed from ammonium and sulfate ions is

A) NH₄SO₄
B) (NH₄)₂SO₄
C) NH₄(SO₄)₂
D) (NH₄)₃SO₄
E) none of these

Question 51

Potassium chlorate has the formula

A) KCl
B) KClO
C) KClO₂
D) KClO₃
E) KClO₄

Question 52

The formula for the compound formed from the polyatomic ions NH₄⁺ and is

A) NH₄(PO₄)₃
B) NH₄PO₄
C) (NH₄)₃PO₄
D) (NH₄)₂(PO₄)₂

Question 53

The name of the BrO₃^- ion is

A) bromate ion
B) bromite ion
C) hypobromite ion
D) perbromate ion
E) bromoxide ion

Question 54

The correct name for HClO₄(aq) is ______________.

Question 55

The name of the ClO₂^- ion is

A) chlorite
B) chloride
C) hypochlorate
D) perchlorate
E) none of these

Question 56

The substance ClO₃^- is best described as

A) a molecule
B) a polyatomic ion
C) a polyatomic molecule
D) a mixture

Question 57

Which of the following is named incorrectly? What should its name be?
a. FeSO₄; iron(II) sulfate
b. Sn₃(PO₄)₄; tin(IV) phosphate
c. K₃P; potassium phosphide
d. Fe(OH)₂; iron(III) hydroxide
e. All are correct.

Question 58

The name for the compound Fe₂O₃ is ______________.

Question 59

The correct name for NiO is

A) nickel(II) oxide
B) nickel(I) oxide
C) nickel oxide
D) nickel monoxide
E) nickel(I) monoxide

Question 60

The correct name for an aqueous solution of HBr is

A) bromic acid
B) hydrobromic acid
C) hypobromic acid
D) hydrobromous acid
E) hypobromous acid

Question 61

The name for MnBr₂ is

A) manganese(II) bromide
B) manganese(I) bromide
C) magnesium bromide
D) manganese bromide
E) manganese(III) bromide

Question 62

The name for NH₄Br is

A) nitrogen hydrogen bromide
B) ammonium bromide
C) ammonium(I) bromide
D) nitrogen tetrahydrogen bromide
E) none of these

Question 63

The name for NaHCO₃ is

A) sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate)
B) sodium carbonate
C) sodium(I) hydrogen carbonate
D) sodium(I) bicarbonate
E) none of these

Question 64

The name for SrCl₂ is

A) strontium dichloride
B) strontium(I) chloride
C) strontium(II) chloride
D) strontium chloride
E) strontium(I) chloride(II)

Question 65

An aqueous solution of HF would be named

A) hydrogen fluoride
B) perfluoric acid
C) hypofluorous acid
D) hydrofluoric acid
E) none of these

Question 66

The correct formula for bromous acid is

A) HBrO₂
B) HBrO
C) HBrO₃
D) HBrO₄
E) HBr

Question 67

The name for HClO₃(aq) is

A) chloric acid
B) hydrogen chlorate
C) perchloric acid
D) Hydrogen chlorate
E) chlorous acid

Question 68

The name for Ba(NO₃)₂ is

A) barium dinitrate
B) barium(II) nitrate
C) barium nitrite
D) barium(I) nitrate
E) barium nitrate

Question 69

Choose the correct name for HNO₂.

A) hydronitric acid
B) ammonium acid
C) ammonia
D) nitric acid
E) nitrous acid

Question 70

The name for BaSO₄ is ______________.

Question 71

The name for the Sr²⁺ species is

A) strontium(II) ion
B) strontium ion
C) strontium(I) ion
D) strontium
E) distrontium ion

Question 72

The name for HBrO(aq) is

A) hydrogen bromous acid
B) bromous acid
C) bromic acid
D) hypobromous acid
E) perbromic acid

Question 73

The name for FeCl₃ is ______________.

Question 74

The name for Pb⁴⁺ is

A) lead(IV) ion
B) palladium ion
C) palladium(IV) ion
D) phosphorus(IV) ion
E) rubidium ion

Question 75

Which of the following is the correct formula for bromic acid?

A) HBr(aq)
B) HBrO(aq)
C) HBrO₂(aq)
D) HBrO₃(aq)
E) HBrO₄(aq)

Question 76

Which of the following is named correctly?

A) HCl(aq); hypochlorous acid
B) (NH₄)₃PO₃; ammonium phosphate
C) H₂SO₃(aq); sulfuric acid
D) NH₃; ammonium ion
E) HNO₃(aq); nitric acid

Question 77

Which of the following compounds is not named as an acid?

A) HCl(aq)
B) HCN(aq)
C) H₂SO₄(aq)
D) HNO₃(aq)
E) NH₃(aq)

Question 78

The name for Al(OH)₃ is

A) aluminum(III) hydroxide
B) aluminum trihydroxide
C) aluminum hydroxide
D) monaluminum trihydroxide
E) aluminum(I) hydroxide

Question 79

The name for Na₃N is

A) sodium nitride
B) trisodium nitride
C) sodium(I) nitride
D) sodium(III) nitride
E) trisodium mononitride

Question 80

The name for PCl₅ is ______________.