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Naming Inorganic Compounds 2

This worksheet contains numerous questions related to the naming of inorganic

compounds. If you have not already done so, it is probably worth looking over the
information given in the handout Naming Inorganic Compounds.

EXERCISES
A. Write the symbols for the following cations (positive ions):
1) sodium 7) potassium
2) calcium 8) silver
3) copper (II) 9) magnesium
4) aluminum 10) hydrogen
5) iron (III) 11) ammonium
6) zinc 12) manganese (IV)

B. Write the symbols for the following anions (negative ions):

1) chloride 8) nitrate
2) bromide 9) nitrite
3) iodide 10) hydroxide
4) sulphide 11) phosphate
5) oxide 12) carbonate
6) sulphate 13) chlorate
7) sulphite 14) chlorite

C. Name the following binary molecular compounds composed of nonmetals:

1) CO 6) C2O7
2) CO2 7) H2S(g)

3) PBr5 8) NF3

4) SO2 9) N2O5

5) SO3 10) NO2

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D. Name the following ionic compounds:
1) CuC2 5) Hg2S
2) Fe(OH)3 6) HgSO4
3) FeO 7) FeC2

4) MnCO3 8) FeC3
E. Name each compound:
1) AgC 11) NaC2H3O2
2) HC(aq) 12) CaF2
3) MgBr2 13) CaO2

4) Cu2S 14) Li2CO3

5) Fe(NO3)2 15) H2S(aq)

6) LiH 16) A2S3

7) Mn(C2H3O2)2 17) HBr(g)

8) NH4I 18) Mg3P2

9) PF3 19) Na2SO3

10) MnSO4 20) KCN

F. Write chemical formulas for the following compounds:
1) ammonium iodide 10) zinc phosphate

2) silver oxide 11) hydroiodic acid

3) sulphurous acid 12) nickel (II) carbonate

4) chlorous acid 13) ammonium hydroxide

5) copper (I) oxide 14) lead (II) nitrate

6) potassium chlorate 15) acetic acid

7) calcium carbonate 16) iron (III) sulphate

8) sodium permanganate 17) zinc oxide

9) carbonic acid 18) hydrocyanic acid

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G. Name the acid from which each of the following salts may be derived:
1) potassium nitrate 5) manganese (II) chlorate

2) potassium nitrite 6) sodium fluoride

3) calcium carbonate 7) potassium hypochlorite

4) iron (III) sulphate 8) calcium perchlorate

H. State what is wrong with the provided name of each of the following
compounds. Write the correct name for each compound:

1) CuF = copper fluoride

2) NaCO = sodium chlorite

3) HBr(aq) = bromic acid

4) MgS = magnesium sulphite

5) P2O3 = dipotassium trioxide

6) HC(g) = hydrochloric acid

7) NF3 = nitrogen fluoride

8) FeSO4 = iron (I) sulphate

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NAMING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: 1

Important: These questions cover all the compounds on this page. If you are doing this sensibly,
you will only be looking at one or two types of compounds at a time. I have written the questions
so that you can just answer those you are currently interested in. Later questions will, however,
assume that you are confident with things covered in earlier ones.

9) Alkanes

Draw the structures for the following compounds:

2-methylpropane

2,3-dimethylpentane

3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylhexane

Name the following compounds, all of which have the molecular formula C6H14:

CH3
CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CHCH CH CH CH3 CHCHCH3
3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3

CH3 CH3
A B C

CH3 CH3
CH CH CHCH CH CH3 CCH2CH3

3 2 2 3 CH3

D E

C. Cycloalkanes

Draw the structures for the following compounds:

cyclobutane

cyclopentane

1,3-dimethylcyclohexane

b) Name these compounds: CH2

CH2 CH2
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H. Alkenes

(2) Draw the structures for the following

compounds:

but-2-ene

2-methylbut-2-ene

2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene

3-ethyl-2-methylpent-1-ene

(3) Name these compounds:

CH3C CH2
CH3

2. CH3
CH3CCH CCH3
CH3
(iii) Compounds containing halogens

Draw the structures for the following compounds:

tetrachloromethane

1,1-dichloroethene

1,2-dibromo-2-methylbutane

1,2-dibromocyclohexane

Name these compounds:

CH3CH2CH2I

Br
CH3CHCHCH3
Br

(iii) CH3CH2CH CCH2F

CH3
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(iv) Alcohols

Draw the structures for the following compounds:

ethanol

2-methylpropan-2-ol

butan-2-ol

but-2-en-1-ol

Name these compounds:

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2OH

CH
(iii) 3

CH3CH2CHCH2OH
(iv) CH3
CH3CHCH2CH2OH
CH
b) 3

CH3CCH2OH
CH3
5. Aldehydes and ketones

a) Draw the structures for the following compounds:

(ii)ethanal

(iii) butanone (also known as butan-2-one, but the 2 is unnecessary and is often
left out)

(iv) 2-methylpropanal

(v) 3-methylpentan-2-one

b) Name these compounds:

O
(i)
HC
H
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(ii)
CH3
CH3CCHCH2CH3
O
O
(iii)
CH3C
CH2CH2CH3

CH
(iv) 3 O
CH3CCH2C
H
CH3