Naming Binary Compounds Worksheet
A Grade 10 science worksheet focusing on the rules and application of naming binary compounds, including both ionic and covalent compounds.
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Naming Binary Compounds
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Read each question carefully and provide the correct name or chemical formula for the binary compounds.

1. The compound formed from sodium and chlorine is named .
2. The chemical formula for calcium bromide is .
3. Iron(III) oxide has the chemical formula .
4. The compound with the formula CuCl₂ is named .
5. What is the correct name for the compound N₂O₄?
Dinitrogen tetroxide
Nitrogen oxide
Dinitrogen tetraoxide
Dinitrogen dioxide
6. The chemical formula for sulfur hexafluoride is:
SF₅
S₆F
SF₆
S₂F₃
7. Explain the key difference in naming conventions between ionic and covalent binary compounds.
Match the chemical formula with its correct name.
8. K₂O
a. Carbon tetrachloride
9. CCl₄
b. Potassium oxide
10. P₄O₁₀
c. Tetraphosphorus decoxide
11. The Roman numeral in an ionic compound name indicates the number of atoms of that element.
True
False
12. Prefixes like 'mono-', 'di-', and 'tri-' are used when naming both ionic and covalent binary compounds.
True
False
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