Answers to the Table Exercises
Naming Acids Exercise
| Acid formula |
Acid name |
| HCl |
Hydrochloric acid |
| HClO |
Hypochlorous acid |
| HClO2 |
Chlorous acid |
| HClO3 |
Chloric acid |
| HClO4 |
Perchloric acid (or hyperchloric
acid) |
| HNO3 |
Nitric acid |
| HBr |
Hydrobromic acid |
| H3PO4 |
Phosphoric acid |
| H3PO3 |
Phosphorous acid |
| HCN |
Hydrocyanic acid |
| HC2H3O2 |
Acetic acid |
| H2CO3 |
Carbonic acid |
| HI |
Hydroiodic acid |
| HF |
Hydrofluoric acid |
Naming Organic Compounds Exercise
| No. of carbon atoms = n |
Prefix or stem |
-ane CnH2n+2 |
-ene CnH2n |
-yne CnH2n–2 |
-anol CnH2n+1 + OH |
| 1 |
meth- |
CH4 methane |
Cannot form* |
CH3OH methanol |
| 2 |
eth- |
C2H6 ethane |
C2H4 ethene |
C2H2 ethyne |
C2H5OH ethanol |
| 3 |
prop- |
C3H8 propane |
C3H6 propene |
C3H4 propyne |
C3H7OH propanol |
| 4 |
but- |
C4H10 butane |
C4H8 butene |
C4H6 butyne |
C4H9OH butanol |
| 5 |
pent- |
C5H12 pentane |
C5H10 pentene |
C5H8 pentyne |
C5H11OH pentanol |
| 6 |
hex- |
C6H14 hexane |
C6H12 hexene |
C6H10 hexyne |
C6H13OH hexanol |
| 7 |
hept- |
C7H16 heptane |
C7H14 heptene |
C7H12 heptyne |
C7H15OH heptanol |
| 8 |
oct- |
C8H18 octane |
C8H16 octene |
C8H14 octyne |
C8H17OH octanol |
| 9 |
non- |
C9H20 nonane |
C9H18 nonene |
C9H16 nonyne |
C9H19OH
nonanol |
| 10 |
dec- |
C10H22 decane |
C10H20 decene |
C10H18 decyne |
C10H21OH decanol |
*Must have two carbons for a double or triple bond!
Formula Writing and Naming Exercise
|
Ag+ |
Si2+ |
Cu+ |
Ba2+ |
NH4+ |
P5+ |
Mn7+ |
| N3- |
Ag3N silver nitride |
Si3N2 trisilicon dinitride |
Cu3N copper (I)
nitride |
Ba3N2 barium nitride |
(NH4)3N ammonium nitride |
P3N5 triphosphorus pentanitride |
Mn3N7 manganese (VII) nitride |
| O2- |
Ag2O silver oxide |
SiO silicon monoxide |
Cu2O copper (I)
oxide |
BaO barium oxide |
(NH4)2O ammonium oxide |
P2O5 diphosphorus pentoxide |
Mn2O7 manganese (VII) oxide |
| Br- |
AgBr silver bromide |
SiBr2 silicon dibromide |
CuBr copper (I) bromide |
BaBr2 barium bromide |
NH4Br ammonium bromide |
PBr5 phosphorus pentabromide |
MnBr7 manganese (VII) bromide |
| S2- |
Ag2S silver sulfide |
SiS silicon sulfide |
Cu2S copper (I)
sulfide |
BaS barium sulfide |
(NH4)2S ammonium sulfide |
P2S5 diphosphorus pentasulfide |
Mn2S7 manganese (VII) sulfide |
| SO42- |
Ag2SO4 silver sulfate |
SiSO4 silicon sulfate |
Cu2SO4 copper (I)
sulfate |
BaSO4 barium sulfate |
(NH4)2SO4 ammonium
sulfate |
P2(SO4)5 diphosphorus pentasulfate |
Mn2(SO4)7 manganese (VII) sulfate |
| ClO2- |
AgClO2silver chlorite |
Si(ClO2)2silicon chlorite |
CuClO2 copper (I) chlorite |
Ba(ClO)2 barium chlorite |
NH4ClO2ammonium chlorite |
P(ClO2)5 phosphorus pentachlorite |
Mn(ClO2)7manganese chlorite |
| PO33- |
Ag(PO3)3 silver phosphite |
Si3(PO3)2silicon phosphite |
Cu3PO3 copper (I) phosphite |
Ba3(PO3)2 barium phosphite |
(NH4)3PO3 ammonium phosphite |
P3(PO3)5 triphosphorus pentaphosphite |
Mn3(PO3)7 manganese (VII) phosphite |
