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