naming compounds Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Hydrogen oxide is mostly called …

A

water

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

TIP: Elements from the far left on the periodic table are generally named first

A

🥱

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

SO4 called …
(NaSO4)
(CaSO4)
(MgSO4)

A

sulfate anions
Sodium sulfate
Calcium sulfate
Magnesium sulfate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

IUPAC system is …

A

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

OH-

CO2-
3

NO -
3

PO4

SO2-
4

SO2-
3

A

hydroxide

carbonate

nitrate

phosphate

sulfate

sulfite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Hydrocarbons are…

A

compounds formed between Carbon and Hydrogen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

CH4
C2H6
C3H8
C4H10
C5H12
C6H14

A

Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Pentane
Hexane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Prefixes are used to indicate …

A

the amount of atoms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

CO
CO2
SO3
N2O4

A

Carbon monoxide
Carbon dioxide
Sulfur trioxide
Dinitrogen tetraoxide/tetroxide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

hexa-
hepta-
octa-
nona-
deca-
mono-
di-
tri-
tetra-
penta-

A

= 6
= 7
= 8
= 9
= 10
= 1
= 2
= 3
= 4
= 5

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Oxygen
Sulfur
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Fluorine
Chlorine
Bromine
Iodine

A

oxide
sulfide
nitride
phosphide
fluoride
chloride
bromide
iodide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

N2O3 be named as …

A

di-nitrogen-tri-oxide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q
A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q
A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q
A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q
A
10
Q
A
10
Q
A
10
Q
A
10
Q
A
10
Q
A
11
Q
A
11
Q
A