Grade 8 Chemical Naming Worksheet
A worksheet for 8th-grade science students focusing on naming chemical compounds, including ionic and covalent compounds.
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Chemical Naming Review
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. This worksheet will test your knowledge of naming chemical compounds.
1. Ionic compounds are formed between a and a nonmetal.
2. Covalent compounds are formed between two .
3. The prefix 'di-' in a covalent compound name indicates that there are atoms of that element.
4. When naming ionic compounds, the metal keeps its name, and the nonmetal's ending changes to ' '.
5. What is the correct name for the compound NaCl?
Sodium chlorine
Sodium chloride
Chlorine sodium
Monosodium monochloride
6. Which of the following is the correct formula for carbon dioxide?
CO
C2O
CO2
C2O2
7. Name the following ionic compounds:
a. KCl
b. MgS
8. Write the chemical formulas for the following covalent compounds:
a. Dinitrogen monoxide
b. Sulfur trioxide
9. The compound PCl3 is named phosphorus trichloride.
True
False
10. In naming ionic compounds, Roman numerals are used when the metal can form more than one cation.
True
False