1. From the name of a chemical, determine whether it is an element or
compound.
2. From the name of an element, determine whether it is a metal, a
nonmetal or an inert gas.
3. From the name of an element, determine whether it has metallic or
covalent bonding.
4. From the name of an element, determine whether it is a network or
molecular material.
5. From the name of an element, determine the formula (if different
from the symbol).
6. From the name of a compound, determine whether it is ionic or
covalent.
7. From the name of a compound, determine whether it is network or
molecular.
8. From the name of a compound, determine the formula and formula
weight.
9. From the name of a compound, determine the composition (weight
percent).
10. From the name of a compound, write the balanced equation for its
synthesis from the elements.
11. From the name of a compound, write the balanced equation for its
decomposition into the elements.
12. From the name of a compound, determine the weight of each element
needed to make a certain amount of it.
13. From the name of a compound, determine the weight of each element
that could be obtained by decomposing a certain amount of it.
14. From the name of a compound, determine the weight of the compound
that can be made from specified amounts of each element.
15. From the name of a molecular chemical, determine the Lewis
(electron dot) diagram for it.
16. From the name of a molecular chemical, determine the shape and
polarity of the molecule.
17. From the name of a molecular chemical determine the type of
intermolecular bonding.
Find and (re)read the sections in your text that deal with the nomenclature of
inorganic compounds. Also find and review the sections that deal with any topics in this
lesson with which you have trouble.
HBPA-5 and HBPA-6: Chapter 6 (Skip sections on acids and polyatomic ions other than the
eight you need to know for this course.)
This is a review lesson and there is no lab report or problem set to be turned in.
