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What is the correct name for the compound Cu2SO3?
a) copper(II) sulfite
b) copper(I) sulfite
c) dicopper sulfur trioxide
d) cuprous sulfate

The number of atoms in one formula unit of the substance, CO(NH2)2, is
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8

How many atoms are there in one formula unit of NiSO4 · 7H2O?
a) 9
b) 14
c) 27
d) 28

Which one of the following compounds is correctly described as a hydrate?
a) CoCl2 · 6H2O
b) HC2H3O2
c) NaOH
d) CaH2

Which one of the following is correctly classified as a hydrocarbon?
a) C6H12O6
b) C8H16
c) NaHCl
d) HC2H3O2

The common name for the compound, CH4, is
a) carbon(IV) hydride
b) carbon tetrahydride
c) methane
d) carbonic acid

What is the correct name for the compound IBr3?
a) iodine bromate
b) iodine tribromide
c) monoiodine tribromite
d) bromic iodide

What is the correct name for the compound HI(g)?
a) hydrogen iodide
b) iodic acid
c) hydriodic acid
d) e. monohydrogen monoiodide

What is the correct name for the compound S2Cl2?
a) sulfur(I) chloride
b) disulfur dichloride
c) disulfur dichlorine
d) disulfur chlorate

What is the correct name for the compound HCN(g)?
a) hydrocyanic acid
b) hydrogen carbonitride
c) hydrogen cyanate
d) hydrogen cyanide

When barium metal reacts with chlorine gas it forms an ionic compound, BaCl2. In the course of the reaction, each Ba atom
a) loses two protons
b) loses two electrons
c) gains two protons
d) gains two electrons

An alkaline earth element, which we will represent by the symbol X, unites with a halogen, which we will represent by the symbol Q. What would be the correct formula of the resulting compound?
a) XQ
b) XQ2
c) XQ4
d) X2Q

Aluminum unites with a second element, which we will represent by the symbol E, to form a definite compound whose formula is AlE3. Element E is most probably
a) an actinide element
b) an alkali metal
c) a transition element
d) a halogen

The correct formula for the compound formed between arsenic (As) and hydrogen is
a) AsH3
b) AsH
c) AsH2
d) AsH2

Which one of the following formulas is incorrect because it does not represent a known ionic compound?
a) BaCl2
b) Al2F3
c) CaO
d) NaO2

What is the correct name for the compound V2O5? (Remember, for transition metals . . .)
a) divanadium pentoxide
b) vanadic oxide
c) vanadium(V) oxide
d) vanadium(V) pentoxide

What is the correct name for the compound NaCl3?
a) sodium chlorate
b) sodium chlorite
c) sodium trichloride
d) there is no such compound

What is the correct name for the compound CuBr2?
a) copper(I) bromide(II)
b) copper(II) bromide
c) copper dibromide
d) copper(II) bromite

What is the correct name for the compound Na2O
a) sodium oxide
b) disodium oxide
c) sodium(I) oxide
d) sodium peroxide

Which one of the following is a correct formula for mercury(I) phosphate?
a) Hg3PO4
b) HgPO3
c) Hg2PO3
d) (Hg2)3(PO4)2

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