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Drill A: Nomenclature of Elements
Drill B: Formulas and Physical States of Pure Elements
Drill C: Nomenclature of Monatomic Ions
Drill D: Formulas of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions
Drill E: Writing Names of Compounds with Cations of Fixed Charges
Drill F: Determining the Charge and Name of the Cation First, Then Name of Compound
Drill G: Nomenclature of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions (Both Fixed & Variable Charges)
Extra Drill H: Nomenclature of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions (Both Fixed & Variable Charges)
Drill I - 1: Nomenclature of the "Basic Eight" Polyatomic Ions
Drill I - 2: Nomenclature of Compounds of the "Basic Eight" with Cations of Fixed Charges
Drill I - 3: Nomenclature of Compounds of the "Basic Eight" with Cations of Variable Charges
Drill I - 4: Nomenclature of Compounds of the "-ate" and "-ide" ions with Cations of Fixed and Variable Charges
Drill I - 5: Nomenclature of "- ate" and "- ite" Ions and Compounds
Drill J: Nomenclature of Oxohalo Ions and Compounds:
Drill K: Nomenclature of "- ate", "- ite", oxohaloanions & Their Compounds
Drill L: Nomenclature of Acids
Drill L - Part II (continuation of Nomenclature of Acids)
Drill M: Nomenclature of Acid Anions
Drill N: Nomenclature of Other Polyatomic Ions and Compounds
Drill O: Nomenclature of Molecular Binary Compounds
Drill P: Drill in Determining When to Use Prefixes & Roman Numerals
Drill Q; Drill in Naming Hydrates

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Drill A: Nomenclature of Elements

 

Name

Symbol

 

Symbol

Name

 

 

 

 

 

chlorine

Cl

 

S

sulfur

calcium

Ca

 

K

potassium

arsenic

As

 

Fe

iron

mercury

Hg

 

Na

sodium

copper

Cu

 

P

phosphorus

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Drill B: Formulas and Physical States of Pure Elements
 

chlorine

Cl2(g)

 

bromine

Br2(l)

 

sulfur

S8 (s)

argon

Ar(g)

 

phosphorus

P4(s)

 

lead

Pb(s)

nitrogen

N2(g)

 

krypton

Kr(g)

 

element #112

Uub(s)

chromium

Cr(s)

 

mercury

Hg(l)

 

gold

Au(s)

strontium

Sr(s)

 

iodine

I2(s)

 

hydrogen

H2(g)

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Drill C: Nomenclature of Monatomic Ions

 

FORMULA

NAME

 

NAME

FORMULA

Rb+

rubidium ion

 

nitride

N3- 

Ba2+

barium ion

 

iodide

I- 

P3-

phosphide

 

oxide

O2- 

Br -

bromide

 

chromium (III) ion

Cr3+

N3-

nitride

 

potassium ion

K+

S2-

sulfide

 

aluminum ion

Al3+

V3+

vanadium(III) ion

 

magnesium

Mg

Cu2+

copper(II) ion

 

iron(II) ion

Fe2+

Ca

calcium

 

copper(I) ion

Cu+

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Drill D: Formulas of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions

NAME

FORMULA

magnesium fluoride

MgF2

lithium sulfide

Li2S

calcium selenide

CaSe

nickel(II) fluoride

NiF2

copper(II) bromide

CuBr2

chromium(III) sulfide

Cr2S3

tin(II) phosphide

Sn3P2

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Drill E: Writing Names of Compounds with Cations of Fixed Charges

KBr

potassium bromide

Li2O

lithium oxide

Mg3As2

magnesium arsenide

Na3P

sodium phosphide

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Drill F: Determining the Charge and Name of the Cation First, Then Name of Compound
 

Formula

Charge of Cation

Name of Cation

Name of Compound

MnO2

4+

manganese(IV) ion

manganese(IV) oxide

PbS

2+

lead(II) ion

lead(II) sulfide

Cr2O3

3+

chromium(III) ion

chromium(III) oxide

Rb2Se

1+

rubidium ion

rubidium selenide

CuCl2

2+

copper(II) ion

copper(II) chloride

CuO

2+

copper(II) ion

copper(II) oxide

Cu2O

1+

copper(I) ion

copper(I) oxide

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Drill G: Nomenclature of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions (Both Fixed & Variable Charges)
 

FORMULA

NAME

 

FORMULA

NAME

Na2O

sodium oxide

 

RbBr

rubidium bromide

Mg3N2

magnesium nitride

 

FeBr2

iron(II) bromide

Cu2S

copper(I) sulfide

 

PbS

lead(II) sulfide

MnI2

manganese(II) iodide

 

Ba0

barium oxide

FeP

iron(III) phosphide

 

K20

potassium oxide

CuO

copper(II) oxide

 

SbBr3

antimony(III) bromide

Sn3N2

tin(II) nitride

 

Fe3P2

iron(II) phosphide

SrO

strontium oxide

 

Li2Se

lithium selenide

SnO2

tin(IV) oxide

 

CuCl2

copper(II) chloride

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Extra Drill H: Nomenclature of Ionic Compounds of Monatomic Ions (Both Fixed & Variable Charges)
 

FORMULA

NAME

RaCl2

radium chloride

BiCl3

bismuth(III) chloride

Fe203

iron(III) oxide or ferric oxide

CdBr2

cadmium(II) bromide

Mn0

manganese(II) oxide

Mn02

manganese(IV) oxide

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 Drill I - 1: Nomenclature of the "Basic Eight" Polyatomic Ions;

sulfate

SO42- 

 

OH- 

hydroxide

acetate

C2H3O2- 

 

SO42- 

sulfate

chlorate

ClO3- 

 

NH4+

ammonium ion

ammonium 

NH4+

 

NO3- 

nitrate

phosphate

PO43- 

 

ClO3- 

chlorate

carbonate

CO32- 

 

PO43- 

phosphate

hydroxide

OH- 

 

C2H3O2- 

acetate

nitrate

NO3- 

 

CO32- 

carbonate

 
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Drill I - 2: Nomenclature of Compounds of the "Basic Eight" Polyatomic Ions With Cations of Fixed Charges:

sodium carbonate

Na2CO3

 

K3PO4

potassium phosphate

strontium carbonate

SrCO3

 

Ca(NO3)2

calcium nitrate

aluminum sulfate

Al2(SO4)3

 

(NH4)2SO4

ammonium sulfate

ammonium phosphate

(NH4)3PO4

 

Al(OH)3

aluminum hydroxide

aluminum chlorate

Al(ClO3)3

 

LiC2H3O2

lithium acetate

potassium sulfate

K2SO4

 

MgCO3

magnesium carbonate

calcium acetate

Ca(C2H3O2)2

 

Ba(ClO3)2

barium chlorate

 
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Drill I - 3: Nomenclature of Compounds of the "Basic Eight" Polyatomic Ions With Cation of Variable Charges:

iron(II) carbonate

FeCO3

 

Cu2CO3

copper(I) carbonate

iron(III) carbonate

Fe2(CO3)3

 

CuCO3

copper(II) carbonate

copper(I) sulfate

Cu2SO4

 

SnSO4

tin(II) sulfate

cobalt(II) phosphate

Co3(PO4)2

 

Fe3(PO4)2

iron(II) phosphate

chromium(III) chlorate

Cr(ClO3)3

 

Hg(C2H3O2)2

mercury(II) acetate

tin(IV) sulfate

Sn(SO4)2

 

BiPO4

bismuth(III) phosphate

antimony(III) acetate

Sb(C2H3O2)3

 

Mn(ClO3)2

manganese(II) chlorate

 
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Drill I - 4: Compounds of the "Basic Eight" Polyatomic Ions and -ide ions With Cations of Both Fixed and Variable Charges: (Learning to distinguish between those that require Roman numerals and those that do not.)

calcium phosphate

Ca3(PO4)2

 

Na3N

sodium nitride

chromium(III) sulfide

Cr2S3

 

NaNO3

sodium nitrate

potassium carbonate

K2CO3

 

K2SO4

potassium sulfate

magnesium acetate

Mg(C2H3O2)2

 

CdCO3

cadmium(II) carbonate

chromium(III) hydroxide

Cr(OH)3

 

FeCl2

iron(II) chloride

aluminum chlorate

Al(ClO3)3

 

BaCl2

barium chloride

lead(IV) selenide

PbSe2

 

NH4NO3

ammonium nitrate

copper(II) nitride

Cu3N2

 

Mn(ClO3)2

manganese(II) chlorate

iron(II) nitrate

Fe(NO3)2

 

Cu3PO4

copper(I) phosphate

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Drill I - 5: Nomenclature of "- ate" and "- ite" Ions and Compounds
 

FORMULA

NAME

SO42- 

sulfate

SO32- 

sulfite

NO2- 

nitrite

PO33- 

phosphite

C2H3O2- 

acetate

ClO2- 

chlorite

Na3PO4

sodium phosphate

K2SO3

potassium sulfite

Pb(OH)2

lead(II) hydroxide

CoClO2

cobalt(I) chlorite

Ca(NO3)2

calcium nitrate

Fe2(CO3)3

iron(III) carbonate

Cu2SO3

copper(I) sulfite

CsNO2

cesium nitrite

Al(ClO3)3

aluminum chlorate

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Drill J: Nomenclature of Oxohalo Ions and Compounds:
 

FORMULA

NAME

ClO- 

hypochlorite

ClO2- 

chlorite

ClO4- 

perchlorate

ClO- 

hypochlorite

ClO3- 

chlorate

ClO4- 

perchlorate

ClO2- 

chlorite

Cl- 

chloride

NaClO2

sodium chlorite

Mg(ClO2)2

magnesium chlorite

Fe(ClO4)2

iron(II) perchlorate

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Drill K: Nomenclature of "- ate", "- ite", oxohaloanions & Their Compounds

FORMULA

NAME

ClO4- 

perchlorate

ClO3- 

chlorate

ClO2- 

chlorite

ClO- 

hypochlorite

Cl- 

chloride

NO2- 

nitrite

NO3- 

nitrate

N3- 

nitride

OH- 

hydroxide

Ca(ClO)2

calcium hypochlorite

Ca3(PO3)2

calcium phosphite

Sc(OH)2

scandium(II) hydroxide

Ti(NO3)3

titaniium(III) nitrate

Hg(ClO)2

mercury(II) hypochlorite

K3N

potassium nitride

KClO4

potassium perchlorate

K2SO3

potassium sulfite

Al2S3

aluminum sulfide

Na2SO4

sodium sulfate

Ba(OH)2

barium hydroxide

(NH4)2CO3

ammonium carbonate

CuClO

copper(I) hypochlorite

Sn(C2H3O2)4

tin(IV) acetate

CrPO3

chromium(III) phosphite

Mg(ClO3)2

magnesium chlorate

Zn3P2

zinc(II) phosphide

Ca(NO2)2

calcium nitrite

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Drill L: Nomenclature of Acids
 

Anion

Corresponding Acid

Formula  

Name

Formula

Name

ClO4-

perchlorate

HClO4

perchloric acid 

ClO3-

chlorate

HClO3

chloric acid 

ClO2-

chlorite

HClO2

chlorous acid 

ClO-

hypochlorite

HClO

hypochlorous acid 

Cl-   

chloride

HCl

hydrochloric acid 

Br-

bromide

HBr 

hydrobromic acid

I-

iodide  

HI 

hydroiodic acid

C2H3O2-

acetate 

HC2H3O2

acetic acid

NO3- 

nitrate 

HNO3 

nitric acid

NO2- 

nitrite 

HNO2 

nitrous acid

OH-  

hydroxide

HOH 

water

ClO3-    

chlorate

HClO3

chloric acid

CO32- 

carbonate 

H2CO3

carbonic acid

SO42- 

sulfate 

H2SO4

sulfuric acid

SO32- 

sulfite 

H2SO3

sulfurous acid

PO43- 

phosphate 

H3PO4

phosphoric acid

PO33- 

phosphite 

H3PO3

phosphorous acid

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Drill L - Part II (continuation of Nomenclature of Acids)