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Valency and Formula Writing Guide

This document provides a homework assignment on valency and writing chemical formulas. It contains 5 sections: [1] Identifying the symbols and valencies of elements and radicals; [2] Writing formulas and identifying bonding types for compounds; [3] Providing chemical names for formulas; [4] Identifying the valency of chlorine in various compounds; [5] Identifying the valency of metals in specific compounds. The student is to complete the assignment for a grade 10 chemistry class.

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Valency and Formula Writing Guide

This document provides a homework assignment on valency and writing chemical formulas. It contains 5 sections: [1] Identifying the symbols and valencies of elements and radicals; [2] Writing formulas and identifying bonding types for compounds; [3] Providing chemical names for formulas; [4] Identifying the valency of chlorine in various compounds; [5] Identifying the valency of metals in specific compounds. The student is to complete the assignment for a grade 10 chemistry class.

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KINGSTON COLLEGE
VALENCY AND WRITING FORMULAE
HOME WORK
Name: _____________________________ Grade 10: ____________

1. Give the symbol and valency (s) for the following elements or radicals

NAME SYMBOL VALENCY(S)

a Beryllium
b Barium
c Fluorine
d Silver
e Mercury
f Argon
g Copper
h Sulphur
i Phosphorus
j Silicate radical
k Ammonium radical
l Ethanoate radical
m Permanganate radical
[30 marks]

2. Write the formulae and state the type of bonding present in each of the following compounds.
COMPOUND FORMULA TYPE OF BONDING
a Sodium phosphite
b Lead (II) Iodide
c Ammonium phosphate
d Hydrogen nitrate
e Potassium silicate
f Phosphorus (V) oxide
g Calcium ethanoate
h Iron (II) Carbonate
i Carbon (IV) fluoride
j Sulphur (VI) oxide
[20 marks]

3. Give the chemical names of the following compounds

CHEMICAL FORMULA CHEMICAL NAME

a Zn(OH)2
b K2O
c PbCl2
d SO2
e (NH4)2S
f MgCO3
g Fe(NO3)3
h Na2SO3
i Li3P
j Cu2O
[10marks]

4. What is the valency of chlorine the following conpouns

(a) PCl3 (b) ClO2 (c) Cl2O (d) Cl2O6 (e) Cl2O7
V= V= V= V= V=
[5marks]
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5. What is the valency of:-

(a) Lead in PbO2


____________________
(b) Iron in Fe2(CO3)3
____________________
(c) Copper in CuSO4
____________________
(d) Manganese in MnCl2
____________________
(e) Mercury in Hg2O
____________________
[5marks]

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