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Naming Chemical Formulas for Chemistry 20-1 (grade 11)

What's in your inorganic formula? Are there two parts or just one?

Naming Inorganic Compounds:  Try a new formula

Click here to see the Legend. See also: typical oxidation numbers

Can the formula be broken down into at least 2 parts? Click over the relevant bubbles.

  Yes    
   
  No The formula is one element with a charge.
Click over one of the options.
(see the Legend above, N = non-metal, M = metal)
          OR
       

 

See also:

Typical Oxidation Numbers

 

 

 

Notes:

See your Alberta Chemistry 20 Textbook pdf.

Read the "Names and Formulas for Binary Compounds" section on page 10 or see the theory here.

Naming Compounds is part of the Chemistry 20 Alberta Curriculum (Revised 2014). Drill down to "General Outcome 1" to learn more.

See also "Resources to Help your Teen".

 

Tutorial: How to use this page:

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Practice Questions
Try naming the following compounds (click here for hints):

HCl

Fe2O3

Au(ClO4)3

NH4Cl

N2O3

NaOH

B2Br4

(NH4)2S

Sr(H2PO4)2

BrF5

Cl2

H2SO4

PbO2

Na2SO4  

KCN

Fe(NO3)3

H3PO4

Mn(ClO2)2

(NH4)2CrO4

Na2S

H2S

V3N5

Mg(OH)2

HCO3

HOCl

Al2O3

HgI2

(click here for hints)

 

 

 

 

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