Naming Compounds

Question 1

How do you tell if a compund is Type 1 ?

Answer 1

The first element is a Metal (on the left side of the periodic table)

Question 2

How do you tell if a compound is Type 2?

Answer 2

Its starts out with a transition metal (middle of the periodic table)

Question 3

How do you tell if a compound is type 3?

Answer 3

It is a molecular compound (non-metal + nonmetal)

Question 4

What is the prefix for 1?

Answer 4

Mono-

Question 5

What is the prefix for 2?

Answer 5

Di-

Question 6

What is the prefix for 3?

Answer 6

Tri-

Question 7

What is the prefix for 4?

Answer 7

Tetra-

Question 8

What is the prefix for 5?

Answer 8

Penta-

Question 9

What is the prefix for 6?

Answer 9

Heca-

Question 10

What is the prefix for 7?

Answer 10

Hepta-

Question 11

What is the prefix for 8?

Answer 11

Octa-

Question 12

What is the prefix for 9?

Answer 12

Nona-

Question 13

What is the prefix for 10?

Answer 13

Deca-

Question 14

What does it mean when hydro is in the chemical name?

Answer 14

There is no oxygen in the formula

Question 15

In oxyacids what does an ion with an -ite ending become?

Answer 15

-ous acid

Question 16

In oxyacids what does an ion with an -ate ending become?

Answer 16

-ic acid

Question 17

When are roman numerals used in naming compounds?

Answer 17

When the compund contains a transition metal

Question 18

What does the roman numeral mean?

Answer 18

The charge of the metal (how many extra electrons it has)