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Binary Ionic Compounds Practice Worksheet

This document provides a practice worksheet for writing binary ionic formulas. It lists 14 ionic compounds and their constituent ions. For each compound, the ions are written with their charges and the correct chemical formula is provided. The worksheet is intended to help students practice writing formulas from ion names.

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Binary Ionic Compounds Practice Worksheet

This document provides a practice worksheet for writing binary ionic formulas. It lists 14 ionic compounds and their constituent ions. For each compound, the ions are written with their charges and the correct chemical formula is provided. The worksheet is intended to help students practice writing formulas from ion names.

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Deborah Akinsulere
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  • Binary Ionic Formula Practice
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Binary Ionic Formula Practice Name___________

: Deborah Akinsulere

Write the correct formula for each compound named below. Show the ions
from which it is formed.

1) sodium chloride Na +1 Cl -1 NaCl

2) lithium bromide _ +1
_ _Li__ _ _-1_ _
_ Br _ _ _ LiBr
______________
+2
3) magnesium flouride _Mg
____ _ F_-1
___ _ _ _MgF
_ _ _2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+1 -2
4) potassium oxide _K_ _ _ _ _ _O_ _ _ ___K
_ 2_O_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5) calcium sulfide _ _+2_ _


_Ca _ _S-2
___ _ _ _ _CaS
_____________

6) aluminum iodide _ +3
_Al ___ _ _I-1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ AlI
_ _3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7) barium bromide _ _+2_ _


_Ba _ _Br_-1
__ _ _ _ _ BaBr
_ _ _ _2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8) aluminum sulfide _ _+3_ _


_Al _ _S_-2_ _ _ _ _ _ _Al
_ 2_S_3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+2 -3
9) calcium phosphide (P-3) _Ca
____ _ _P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Ca
_ _3P_2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10) lithium selenide _ _Li_+1_ _ _ _Se_-2


__ _ _ _ _ _ Li
_ _2Se
__________
+2 -2
11) magnesium telluride _Mg
____ _ _Te_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _MgTe
___________
+3
12) aluminum fluoride _ _Al_ _ _ _ _F_-1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _AlF
_ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+1
13) lithium oxide _ _Li_ _ _ _ _O_-2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Li_2_O_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+2
14) beryllium iodide _ _Be
___ _ _I-1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _BeI
_ _2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Binary Ionic Formula Practice Name___________

1) sodium chloride Na +1 Cl -1 NaCl

2) lithium bromide Li+1 Br -1 LiBr

3) magnesium flouride Mg +2 F -1 MgF 2

4) potassium oxide K+1 O -2 K2O

5) calcium sulfide Ca +2 S -2 CaS

6) aluminum iodide Al+3 I-1 AlI3

7) barium bromide Ba +2 Br -1 BaBr 2

8) aluminum sulfide Al+3 S -2 Al2S 3

9) calcium phosphide (P-3) Ca +2 P-3 Ca 3P2

10) lithium selenide Li+1 Se -2 Li2Se

11) magnesium telluride Mg +2 Te -2 MgTe

12) aluminum fluoride Al+3 F -1 AlF3

13) lithium oxide Li+1 O -2 Li2O

14) beryllium iodide Be +2 I-1 BeI2

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In magnesium telluride (MgTe), charge neutrality plays the role of ensuring the compound has no overall charge. Magnesium has a +2 charge (Mg+2) and telluride has a -2 charge (Te-2), so one of each ion balances the charges perfectly, resulting in a neutral compound .

Aluminum has a +3 charge (Al+3), and iodide has a -1 charge (I-1). To balance these charges, three iodide ions are needed for each aluminum ion, resulting in the formula AlI3 .

Beryllium iodide (BeI2) has one beryllium ion (Be+2) and two iodide ions (I-1) to balance the charge, whereas lithium oxide (Li2O) has two lithium ions (Li+1) for each oxide ion (O-2) to maintain neutrality. Both compounds are balanced but use different numbers of ions to achieve this .

The principle is charge neutrality. Potassium has a +1 charge (K+1), and oxide has a -2 charge (O-2). To achieve a neutral compound, two potassium ions are needed to balance one oxide ion, resulting in the formula K2O. This ensures the net charge of the compound is zero .

Barium bromide (BaBr2) consists of one barium ion with a +2 charge (Ba+2) and two bromide ions each with a -1 charge (Br-1). The two bromide ions collectively balance the charge of one barium ion to form a neutral compound .

To deduce the formula for magnesium fluoride, identify the ions involved: magnesium with a +2 charge (Mg+2) and fluoride with a -1 charge (F-1). Two fluoride ions are necessary to balance one magnesium ion's charge, leading to the formula MgF2 .

Balancing ionic charges is necessary because it ensures that the compound is electrically neutral. Each compound should have equal positive and negative charges, resulting in a neutral formula. This is the fundamental requirement for forming a stable compound, exemplified by the formula NaCl for sodium chloride where Na+1 and Cl-1 balance each other .

Lithium bromide's empirical formula, LiBr, is influenced by lithium's +1 charge (Li+1) and bromide's -1 charge (Br-1). The charges being equal and opposite, one lithium ion pairs with one bromide ion to form a neutral compound. This direct one-to-one charge balancing dictates the formula .

To determine the chemical formula for lithium selenide: identify the ions and their charges, which are Li+1 for lithium and Se-2 for selenide. The formula requires balancing the charges, meaning you need two lithium ions to balance one selenide ion, resulting in the formula Li2Se .

The formula for calcium phosphide, Ca3P2, is derived from balancing charges: calcium has a +2 charge (Ca+2) and phosphide has a -3 charge (P-3). Three calcium ions provide a total charge of +6, which balances two phosphide ions' total charge of -6, maintaining charge neutrality .

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