Mixed Ionic and Covalent Naming Answer Key (CHEM 1405)

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Determine whether an ionic bond or covalent bond forms the compound.  Indicate your choice in the first blank.  Write the correct name for the following formulas in the second blank. 

Ionic or Covalent

 

Formula

Name

____Ionic_______

1.

MgO

_____magnesium oxide_______________________

____Ionic_______

2.

Na2CO3

_____sodium carbonate_______________________

____Covalent____

3.

N2O3

_____dinitrogen trioxide_______________________

____Covalent____

4.

CO

_____carbon monoxide________________________

____Covalent____

5.

N2O

_____dinitrogen monoxide_____________________

____Ionic_______

6.

Al2O3

_____aluminum sulfide_______________________

____Ionic_______

7.

PbS

_____lead (II) sulfide_________________________

____Ionic_______

8.

FeCl3

_____iron (III) chloride_______________________

____Covalent____

9.

S2Cl2

_____disulfur dichloride_______________________

____Covalent____

10.

CCl4

_____carbon tetrachloride_____________________

____Ionic_______

11.

NH4OH

_____ammonium hydroxide____________________

____Ionic_______

12.

KClO3

_____potassium chlorate______________________

____Covalent____

13.

P2O5

_____diphosphorus pentoxide__________________

____Ionic_______

14.

CuSO4

_____copper (II) sulfate_______________________

____Covalent____

15.

P2O3

_____diphosphorus trioxide____________________

____Ionic_______

16.

(NH4)3PO4

_____ammonium phosphate____________________

____Covalent____

17.

N2H4

_____dinitrogen tetrahydride___________________

____Covalent____

18.

PCl4

_____phosphorus tetrachloride__________________

____Covalent____

19.

SO2

_____sulfur dioxide__________________________

____Ionic_______

20.

ZnCO3

_____zinc carbonate__________________________

____Covalent____

21.

CO2

_____carbon dioxide__________________________

____Ionic_______

22.

PbSO4

_____lead (II) sulfate_________________________

____Covalent____

23.

ClO2

_____chlorine dioxide________________________

____Ionic_______

24.

CuNO3

_____copper (I) nitrate________________________

____Ionic_______

25.

AgC2H3O2

_____silver acetate___________________________