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KF potassium fluorine
fluoride
5. Calcium oxide
Recap
Formula:
Na+ Cl-
NaCl
Na+ O-2
Formula:
Na2O
Na+
Writing Formulas for ionic compounds,
cont’d
A third example: aluminum sulfide
Al3+ and S2-
Al3+ S-2
Formula:
Al2S3
S-2
Al3+
S-2
Writing Formulas for ionic compounds
• We can also use a shortcut method for finding the
formulas for ionic compounds:
– Identify the ions and their charges.
– Rewrite elements. Cross over the charges and rewrite
them as subscripts.
– Put both parts together and write the subscripts in the
simplest form.
Example: calcium chloride
Ca2+ Cl-
Ca Cl 2
CaCl2 ANSWER
Practice Problems
Determine the formulas of the following ionic
compounds:
1. Lithium fluoride 1. LiF
2. Magnesium bromide 2. MgBr2
3. Calcium selenide 3. CaSe
4. Beryllium iodide 4. BeI2
5. Sc2S3
5. Scandium sulphide
6. SrO
6. Strontium oxide 7. K3P
7. Potassium phosphide 8. Al2O3
8. Aluminum oxide
Homework Answers
10. KI
11. AlCl3
12. Li3N
13. BaCl2
14. NaCl
15. AgBr
16. MgH2
Question
What’s the difference between a charge
and a subscript?
Formula:
Na+ OH- NaOH
Writing Formulas for ionic compounds
(with polyatomic ions), cont’d
Formula:
SO3 -2
Ba2+ BaSO3
Writing Formulas for ionic compounds
(with polyatomic ions), cont’d
Another example: aluminum sulfate
Al3+ and SO42-
Al3+ SO4 -2
Formula:
Al2(SO4)3
SO4 -2
Al3+
SO4 -2
Writing Formulas for ionic compounds
(with polyatomic ions), cont’d
Another example: calcium nitrate
Ca+2 and NO3-
Ca+2 NO3-
Formula:
Ca(NO3)2
NO3-
Writing Formulas for ionic compounds
(with polyatomic ions): criss-cross
Na OH
Formula:
NaOH
Writing Formulas for ionic compounds
(with polyatomic ions), cont’d
Ba SO3 2
2
BaSO3
Formula:
BaSO3
Writing Formulas for ionic compounds
(with polyatomic ions), cont’d
Formula:
Al2(SO4)3
Practice Problems
1. Calcium cyanide 1. Ca(CN)2
2. Beryllium hydroxide 2. Be(OH)2
3. Lithium carbonate 3. Li2CO3
4. Ammonium chromate 4. (NH4)2CrO4
Multivalent Ionic Compounds
• Some ions can have more than one possible charge.
Cu N
3 2
Cu3N2
Formula:
Cu3N2
Writing Formulas for multivalent ionic
compounds
Example #2: iron (III) hydroxide
Fe3+ and OH-
Fe OH
1 3
Fe(OH)3
Formula:
Fe(OH)3
Practice Problems
Name the following multivalent ionic compounds:
1. CuF 8. Mn3P2
2. Cr3N2 9. PdO
3. Ti2O3 10. Cr2S3
4. Ru2S 11. TiHS4
5. NiCl3 12. FePO4
6. V3N5 13. Cu(NO2)2
7. CuBr2 14. Pd(OH)3
Practice Problems
Write the formula for each multivalent ionic compounds: