1. Ionic Compounds Practice Answers
Chemistry

2. Binary Ionic Compounds
Cation
Anion
Formula
Name
aluminum
chlorine
AlCl3
aluminum chloride
calcium
sulfur
 CaS
calcium sulfide
potassium
bromine
 KBr
potassium bromide
barium
phosphorus
 Ba3P2
barium phosphide
magnesium
oxygen
MgO 
magnesium oxide
sodium
iodine
 NaI
sodium iodide
lithium
 Li2O
lithium oxide
cesium
fluorine
CsF 
cesium fluoride
strontium
SrS 
strontium sulfide

3. Polyatomic Ion Compounds
Cation
Anion
Formula
Name
aluminum
carbonate
Al2(CO3)3 
aluminum carbonate
calcium
sulfite
 CaSO3
calcium sulfite
potassium
sulfate
 K2SO4
potassium sulfate
barium
phosphate
 Ba3(PO4)2
barium phosphate
magnesium
nitrate
Mg(NO3)2 
magnesium nitrate
sodium
nitrite
 NaNO2
sodium nitrate
lithium
phosphite
 Li3PO3
lithium phosphite
cesium
 Cs2CO3
cesium carbonate
ammonium
acetate
NH4CH3OO NH4C2H3O2 
ammonium acetate

4. Transition Metal Compounds
Cation
Anion
Formula
Name
iron (III)
chlorine
 FeCl3
iron (III) chloride
cobalt (II)
sulfur
CoS 
cobalt (II) sulfide
iron (II)
bromine
 FeBr2
iron (II) bromide
copper (I)
phosphorus
 Cu3P
copper (I) phosphide
lead (IV)
oxygen
PbO2 
lead (IV) oxide
copper (II)
carbonate
 CuCO3
copper (II) carbonate
silver (I)
acetate
 AgCH3COO
AgC2H3O2
silver (I) acetate
zinc (I)
sulfate
 Zn2SO4
zinc (I) sulfate
chromium (III)
nitrite
 CrN
chromium (III) nitride

5. Mixed Ionic Compounds Cation Anion Formula Name aluminum acetate
acetate
Al(C2H3O2)3
Al(CH3COO)3
aluminum acetate
ammonium
carbonate
 (NH4)2CO3
ammonium carbonate
potassium
sulfur
 K2S
potassium sulfide
copper (II)
phosphorus
 Cu3P2
copper (II) phosphide
lead (II)
oxygen
PbO 
lead (II) oxide
tin (IV)
nitrate
 Sn(NO3)4
tin (IV) nitrate
zinc (I)
 Zn2O
zinc (I) oxide
lithium
fluorine
 LiF
lithium fluoride
strontium
phosphite
Sr3(PO3)2 
strontium phosphite