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Naming Binary Ionic Compounds - Type II

Examples

  1. Fe2O3 - Iron (III) Oxide or Ferric Oxide
  2. FeO - Iron (II) Oxide or Ferrous Oxide
  3. PbO - Lead (II) Oxide or Plumbous Oxide
  4. PbO2 - Lead (IV) Oxide or Plumbic Oxide
Section 1: Directions: Write the names of the following compounds.
  1. MnO2
  2. . HgO
  3. FeCl3
  4. FeS
Section 2: Directions: Write the chemical formula for the following compounds.
  1. CuI2
  2. CuF
  3. SnS2
  4. SnO

Answers

Section 1

1. CuI2 - Copper (II) Iodide or Cupric Iodide

2. CuF - Copper (I) Floride or Cuprous Fluoride

3. SnS2 - Tin (IV) Sulfide or Stannic Sulfide

4. SnO - Tin (II) Oxide or Stannous Oxide

Section 2

1. MnO2 - Manganese (IV) Oxide

2. HgO - Mercury (II) Oxide or Mercuric Oxide

3. FeCl3 - Iron (III) Chloride or Ferric Chloride

4. FeS - Iron (II) Sulfide or Ferrous Sulfide

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