I.

NAMING IONIC AND COVALENT COMPOUNDS

Given Compound Name of the Compound Ionic or Covalent?

1. N2H4 Dinitrogen Tetrahydride C

2. HBr Hydrogen Bromide C

3. Li3N Lithium Nitride I

4. NaBr Sodium Bromide I

5. LiF Lithium Fluoride I

6. SiS2 Silicon Disulfide C

7. N5Cl8 Pentanitrogen Octachloride C

8. BaO Barium Oxide I

9. MgSO4 Magnesium Sulfate I

10. CdCl2 Cadmium Dichloride I

II. WRITING CHEMICAL FORMULA OF IONIC AND COVALENT COMPOUNDS

Given Compound Chemical Name of the Ionic or Covalent?

Compound

1. Calcium Chloride CaCl I

2. Sodium Sulfide NaS I

3. Aluminum Phosphide AlP I

4. Triphosphorus Dibromide C
P3Br2

5. Hexanitrogen Monosulfide C
N6S

6. Calcium Oxide CaO C

7. Carbon Monosulfide CS C

8. Potassium Iodide KI I

9. Aluminum Bromide AlBr I

10. Chlorine Pentafluoride C

CF5
 III. Calculating Empirical Formula

1. The compound para-aminobenzoic acid (you may have seen it listed as PABA on your bottle of
sunscreen) is composed of carbon (61.31%), hydrogen (5.14%), nitrogen (10.21%), and oxygen
(23.33%). Find the empirical formula of PABA.

61.31 g of C x (1 mol ) / (12.01 g) = 5.10 mol 5.10 mol / 0.73 = 7

5.14 g of H x (1 mol ) / (1.008 g) = 5.10 mol 5.10 mol / 0.73 = 7

10.21 g of N x (1 mol ) / (14.006 g) = 0.73 mol 0.73 mol / 0.73 = 1

23.33 g of O x (1 mol ) / (16 g) = 1.46 mol 1.46 mol / 0.73 = 2

final answer = C7H7NO2

2. Determine the empirical formulas for compounds with the following percent compositions:
(a) 43.6% phosphorus and 56.4% oxygen
(b) 28.7% K, 1.5% H, 22.8% P, and 47.0% O
a. b.
43.6 g of P x (1 mol ) / (30.97 g) = 1.41 mol 28.7 g of K x (1 mol) / (39.10 g) = 0.74 mol
56.4 g of O x (1 mol ) / (16 g) = 3.525 mol 1.5 g of H x (1 mol) / (1.008 g) = 1.49 mol
22.8 g of P x (1 mol) / (30.97 g) = 0.74 mol
1.41 mol / 1.41 = 1 47.0 g of O x (1 mol) / (16 g) = 2.94 mol
3.525 mol / 1.41 = 3
0.74 mol / 0.74 = 1
1.49 mol / 0.74 = 2
0.74 mol / 0.74 = 1
2.94 mol / 0.74 = 4

final answer = PO3 final answer = KH2PO4

3. Polymers are large molecules composed of simple units repeated many times. Thus, they often
have relatively simple empirical formulas. Calculate the empirical formulas of the following
polymers:
(a) Lucite (Plexiglas); 59.9% C, 8.06% H, 32.0% O
(b) Saran; 24.8% C, 2.0% H, 73.1% Cl
a. b.
lucite plexiglas - C5O2H8 saran - C4H5Cl3
59.9 g of C x (1 mol) / (12.01 g) = 4.99m mol 24.8 g of C x (1 mol) / (12.01 g) = 2.06 mol
8.06 g of H x (1 mol) / (1.008 g) = 8 mol 2.0 g of H x (1 mol) / (1.008 g) = 1.98 mol
32.0 g of O x (1 mol) / (16 g) = 2 mol 73.1 g of Cl x (1 mol) / (35.45 g) = 2.06 mol

4.99m mol / 2 = 2 2.06 mol / 1.98 = 1

8 mol / 2 = 4 1.98 mol / 1.98 = 1
2 mol / 2 = 1 2.06 mol / 1.98 = 1

final answer = C7O3H12 final answer = C5H6Cl4