PreQuiz - Naming Compounds

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Select all of the metals.
1. Be
2. O
3. S
4. Li
5. Al
6. Cl
7. Mg
8. N
Select all of the non-metals.
1. Be
2. O
3. S
4. Li
5. Al
6. Cl
7. Mg
8. N
What is an ionic compound?
1. Two non-metals.
2. A metal and a non-metal.
3. Three or more elements.
What is a covalent compound?
1. Two non-metals.
2. A metal and a non-metal.
3. Three or more elements.
What is a polyatomic compound?
1. Two non-metals.
2. A metal and a non-metal.
3. Three or more elements.
How do you name ionic compounds?
1. Don't use prefixes. Just name the metal and non-metal and change the ending to "-ide".
2. Use Prefixes to show how many atoms each element has.
3. Don't use prefixes. Check the polyatomic chart for the part of the name.
How do you name covalent compounds?
1. Name the metal and non-metal and change the ending to "-ide", but don't use prefixes.
2. Use Prefixes to show how many atoms each element has.
3. Don't use prefixes. Check the polyatomic chart for the part of the name.
How do you name polyatomic compounds?
1. Name the metal and non-metal and change the ending to "-ide", but don't use prefixes.
2. Use Prefixes to show how many atoms each element has.
3. Don't use prefixes. Check the polyatomic chart for the part of the name.
Use the polyatomic ion chart link to the right to name this ion: NO₃.
1. Oxygen Nitride
2. Nitrate
3. Nitrogen
4. Nitrogen oxygen
Use the polyatomic ion chart link to the right to name this ion: CO₃.
1. Carbon monoxide
2. Carbon Oxygen
3. Carbonite.
4. Carbonate
Use the polyatomic ion chart link to the right to name this ion: SO₄.
1. Sulfur Oxygen
2. Sulfide.
3. Sulfite
4. Sulfate
What type of compound is this?
BeCl₂
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic
What type of compound is this?
CO₂
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic
What type of compound is this?
MgO
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic
What type of compound is this?
Be(NO₃)₂
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic
What type of compound is this?
C₂F₄
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic
What type of compound is this?
Li₂(CO₃)
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic
What type of compound is this?
Al₃O₂
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic
What type of compound is this?
O₂F
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic
What type of compound is this?
Na₂(SO₄)
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic
What type of compound is this?
S₃Cl₄
1. Ionic
2. Covalent
3. Polyatomic