Oxidation & Nomenclature Worksheet

Which of the following elements will exhibit a negative oxidation state when combined with phosphorus?

(a) Mg                   (b) F                       (c) Al                      (d) O                      (e) Na                   (f) Cl

(g) Fe                    (h) S                       (i) N

ANSWER:  b, d, f, h, & i

Determine the oxidation states of the elements in the following compounds.

(a) NaI                 (b) GdCl3              (c) LiNO3              (d) H2Se               (e) Mg2Si             (f) HF

Na+ & I-                 Gd+3 & Cl-                   Li+, N+5, & O-2         H+, & Se-2             Mg+2, & Si-4         H+, & F-

(g) CaSO4             (h) Nd2O3            (i) MgSe               (j) H3As                 (k) Li3N                 (l) HI

Ca+2, S+6, & O-2   Nd+3, & O-2          Mg+2, & Se-2        H+, & As-3             Li+,  & N-3              H+, & I-

(m) SeO2              (n) Al(OH)3          (o) P4O6                (p) TiCl4                (q) SF6                   (r) Ca(OH)2

Se+4, & O-2           Al+3, O-2, & H+     P+3, & O-2             Ti+4, & Cl-              S+6, & F-                Ca+2, O-2, & H+

Name the following compounds.

(a) CsCl                 (b) BaO                 (c) K2S                   (d) BeCl2              (e) AlF3                 (f) HF

(g) NaF                 (h) Rb2O               (i) BCl3                   (j) H2Se                 (k) P4O6                (l) ICl3

(a) Cesium Chloride        (b) Barium Oxide              (c) Potassium Sulfide

(d) Beryllium Chloride    (e) Aluminum Fluoride (f) Hydrogen Fluoride

(g) Sodium Fluoride        (h) Rubidium Oxide         (i) Boron Trichloride

(j) Hydrogen Selenide    (k) tetraphosphorous hexoxide (l) Iodine Trichloride

 

Each of the following compounds contains a metal that can exhibit more than one ionic charge.  Name these compounds.

(a) Cr2O3              (b) FeCl2               (c) CrO3                                (d) TiCl4                                (e) CoO                                (f) MoS2

(g) NiCO3             (h) MoO3             (i) Co(NO3)2                        (j) V2O5                 (k) MnO2             (l) Fe2O3

(a) Chromium (III) oxide               (b) Iron (II) chloride                        (c) Chromium (VI) oxide               (d) Titanium (IV) chloride

(e) Cobalt (II) oxide                         (f) Molybdenum (IV) sulfide      (g) Nickel (II) carbonate                (h) Molybdenum (VI) Oxide

(i) Cobalt (II) nitrate                        (j) vanadium (V) oxide                   (k) Manganese (IV) oxide           (l) Iron (III) oxide

 

Give the formula for each of the following compounds.

(a) chlorine dioxide         (b) dinitrogen tetroxide                (c) potassium phosphide              (d) silver(I) sulfide

ClO2                                                           N2O4                                                                                 K3P                                                         Ag2S

(e) aluminum nitride      (f) silicon dioxide              (g) barium chloride                          (h) Magnesium nitride

AlN                                         SiO2                                                            BaCl2                                                      Mg3N2

(i) sulfur dioxide               (j) nitrogen trichloride   (k) dinitrogen trioxide                    (l) tin(IV) chloride

SO2                                                             NCl3                                                           N2O3                                                                                 SnCl4

(m) copper(II) sulfate    (n) calcium chloride         (o) titanium(IV) oxide                    (p) ammonium nitrate

CuSO4                                   CaCl2                                      TiO2                                                        NH4NO3

(q) sodium bisulfate (the common name for sodium hydrogen sulfate)  NaHSO4                               

(r) potassium phosphate  K3PO4