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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?

a

Sodium chlorine

b

Sodium chloride

c

Chlorine sodium

d

Monosodium monochloride

6. Which of the following is the correct formula for carbon dioxide?

a

CO

b

C2O

c

CO2

d

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.

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True

F

False

10. In naming ionic compounds, Roman numerals are used when the metal can form more than one cation.

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True

F

False