Naming Chemical Compounds
Explore the fundamentals of naming ionic and covalent chemical compounds with this Grade 7 science worksheet.
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Naming Chemical Compounds
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Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the spaces provided. This worksheet will test your knowledge of naming chemical compounds.
1. An ionic compound is formed between a metal and a .
2. Covalent compounds are formed between two or more .
3. The suffix used for the second element in a binary ionic compound is .
4. Prefixes like 'di-', 'tri-', and 'tetra-' are used when naming compounds.
5. What is the correct name for the ionic compound NaCl?
Sodium Chlorine
Sodium Chloride
Chlorine Sodide
Monosodium Monochloride
6. What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?
CO
C2O
CO2
C2O2
7. Explain the difference between an ionic compound and a covalent compound in terms of how they are formed.
8. Write the chemical formula for Magnesium Oxide.
9. In naming ionic compounds, the metal always comes first.
True
False
10. The compound N2O4 is named Dinitrogen Tetroxide.
True
False
Use the image below as a reference for elements.
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