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Formula Making Worksheet

This worksheet for Grade 8 Science focuses on the chemical names and formulas of compounds, explaining the rules for naming based on elements and their combinations. It provides examples of naming conventions, such as using suffixes like -ide and -ate, and includes exercises for writing chemical formulas for various compounds. Students are tasked with identifying the correct formulas based on given cations and anions.

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Formula Making Worksheet

This worksheet for Grade 8 Science focuses on the chemical names and formulas of compounds, explaining the rules for naming based on elements and their combinations. It provides examples of naming conventions, such as using suffixes like -ide and -ate, and includes exercises for writing chemical formulas for various compounds. Students are tasked with identifying the correct formulas based on given cations and anions.

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Grade – 8 (Science) Worksheet

Name: ___________________________ Sec.: _______ Date: _______________

Chemical names of compounds

Chemical names can seem complicated but there are rules for how the names are built up. Here are

just a few examples.

The first part of the name is usually the name of an element in the compound. The second part of

the name usually has part of the name of a second element in the compound.

If the element is not connected to other elements the suffix-ide may be added as in iron sulfide.

Another example is the chemical name for common salt. This is a compound made from sodium

and chlorine and is called sodium chloride.

If more than one atom of an element joins to an atom of the first named element, the prefix di- for

two or tri- for three is added. An example of this is carbon dioxide. The di- part of the name tells

you that there are two atoms of oxygen joined to a carbon atom and the -ide part tells you that there

are no other elements in the compound.

If there are two elements joined to the first named element a name may be made up from their two

names. For example, sodium hydroxide tells you that sodium is combined with hydrogen and

oxygen to make the compound.

The suffix -ate is used to indicate that the second named element is also joined to some oxygen

atoms. For example, calcium carbonate means that the compound contains calcium, carbon and

oxygen.
FORMULA MAKING
Symbols of common ions and formulae of ionic compounds:
FORMULA WRITING – 1

Write chemical formulas for the compounds in each box. The names are found by finding the

intersection between the cations and anions. Example: The first box is the intersection between the

"zinc" cation and the "chloride" anion, so you should write "ZnCl2", as shown.

Cations.

Anions zinc iron (II) iron (III) gallium silver lead (IV)

chloride ZnCl2

nitrate

oxide

nitride

sulfate

Write the formulas for the following compounds:

(1) Copper (II) chloride ……………………………………………………………

(2) Beryllium oxide …………………………………………………………………

(3) Sodium sulfate ………………………………………………………………….

(4) Potassium permanganate ……………………………………………………..

(5) Ammonium nitrate ………………………………………………………………


FORMULA WRITING – 2

Write chemical formulas for the following compounds:

1. Potassium hydroxide ______________________________________

2. Barium sulfate ______________________________________

3. Aluminum nitrate ______________________________________

4. Copper (IT) carbonate ______________________________________

5. Ferric hydroxide ______________________________________

6. Ammonium sulfide ______________________________________

7. Platinum (IV) fluoride ______________________________________

8. Ammonia ______________________________________

9. Silicon dioxide ______________________________________

10. Carbon dioxide ______________________________________

11. Methane ______________________________________

12. Sulfuric acid ______________________________________


FORMULA WRITING – 3
FORMULA WRITING – 4

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