2.7 WHAT'S IN A NAME? + 2.8 CHEMICAL FORMULA

Question 1

Compounds containing metal

Answer 1

1. Name of metal comes first
2. Name of non-metal will end with ‘-ide’
3. If the third element is oxygen, it will end with ‘-ate’

Question 2

Compounds of non-metal
1. Carbon Monoxide
What does ‘Mono’ mean?
2. Carbon Dioxide
What does ‘Di’ mean?
3. Sulfur Trioxide
What does ‘Tri’ mean?

Answer 2

1. One
2. Two
3. Three

Question 3

Hydroxide

Answer 3

OH

Question 4

Beryllium oxide

Answer 4

BeO

Question 5

Calcium carbonate

Answer 5

CaC3