CHAPTER 4.

PRACTICE PROBLEMS
Part I. Complete the table. Put a check mark if it is an ionic or covalent compound.

Name Formula Ionic Covalent

Sodium selenide

CdBr2

Na3P

KF

Lithium nitride

Oxygen

NO2

CH4

Sulfur hexafluoride

N 2F 2

Copper (II) oxide

PbCl2

Iron (II) oxide

CoN

Tin (II) fluoride

NaCH3COO

Potassium nitrate

Lithium carbonate

NaNO3

Calcium hydroxide

NH4Cl

Lead (II) acetate

CuSO4
Part II. Name the following compound. Identify if it is an ionic or covalent molecule. Then, draw the
Lewis Structure.
Formula Name Ionic or covalent Lewis Structure
NaCl

N2

HCl

SO4-

MgO

Sr3P2

Cs3N

FeO

CO2

NH4+

Part III. Give the IUPAC Name and the Common Name.

Chemical Formula IUPAC Name Common Name

Mg(OH)2

N 2O

H 2O 2

MgSO4

CaCO3

NaHCO3

H 2O
 Part IV. Name the following hydrates.

Chemical IUPAC Name Chemical IUPAC Name

Formula Formula
CuSO4 5H2O Barium bromide tetrahydrate

MgCl2 6H2O Calcium sulfate dihydrate

Cd(NO3) 4H2O Iron (III) phosphate tetrahydrate

ZnCl2 6H2O Cobalt (II) Chloride hexahydrate

AlCl3 6H2O Lithium chloride tetrahydrate

CaCl2 2H2O Sodium carbonate decahydrate

NaSO4 5H2O Barium hydroxide octahydrate

Part IV. Identify the oxidation state of the underlined atom.

1. CH2F2 6. H2CO3 11. FeO

2. NH4+ 7. HCN 12. CaO

3. PO33- 8. PO43- 13. CaH2

4. H2S 9. CH2O 14. SO2

5. H2SO4 10. MgSO4 15. CO

Part V. Draw the Lewis structure and identify the type of bond present in the following compounds.
Then draw the dipole moment and identify if it is a polar or a non- polar molecule.

1. H2O 6. BF3

2. NH3 7. HCN

3. PCl4 8. O2

4. H2S 9. CH2O

5. HF 10. CO2
Part VI. Complete the table

Compound Electron-Pair Hybridized Molecular

Geometry Orbital geometry

CO

BeCl2

CH4

BF3

NH4+

CH2O

NH3

SO2

CO2

AsH3

OF2

H 3O +

Part VII. Identify the following compounds if it is a polar or a non- polar. Then classify its intermolecular
force.

1. H2O 6. BF3 11. SO3

2. NH3 7. HCl 12. CH4

3. PCl3 8. HI 13. BeCl2

4. H2 9. CH2O 14. C2H4

5. HF 10. CO2 15. AsH3

 CHAPTER 5. PRACTICE PROBLEMS
Part I. Complete the table.

IUPAC Name/Common Name Chemical Formula Formula mass Empirical Formula

carbon trioxide

N2F7

180.156 CH2O

benzene 78.11 CH

NH3

trihydrogen monophosphide

N2O

CH4

Dinitrogen tetrafluoride

H2 O 2

C2H4

Disulfur difluoride

70.00 OF

O3

H2 O 2

Part II. Calculate the following. Show all work.

1. A compound with an empirical formula of C2OH4 and a molar mass of 88 grams per
mole. What is the molecular formula of this compound?
2. An unknown compound was found to have a percent composition as follows: 47.0%
potassium, 14.5 % carbon, and 38.5 % oxygen. What is its empirical formula?

3. If the true molar mass of the compound is 166.22 g/mol, what is its molecular formula?

4. Rubbing alcohol was found to contain 60.0 % carbon, 13.4 % hydrogen, and the
remaining mass was due to oxygen. What is the empirical formula of rubbing alcohol?

Part III. Identify the type of chemical reaction. Then, balance the following chemical
equations.

1. _____P4 + _____O2 à_____P2O3

2. _____H2 + _____O2 à_____H2O

3. _____NH3 + _____H2SO4 à _____ (NH4)2SO4

4. _____CaCO3 à _____CaO + _____CO2

5. _____NO2 à _____O2 + _____N2

6. _____O3 à _____O2

7. _____Pb + _____FeSO4 à _____PbSO4 + _____Fe

8. _____Pb + _____H3PO4 à _____H2 + _____Pb3(PO4)2

9. _____NaBr + _____Ca(OH)2 à _____CaBr2 + _____NaOH

10. ____ Li3N + _____NH4NO3 à _____LiNO3 + ___ (NH4)3N

Part IV. Predict the product and balance the following chemical equations. Then identify the
type of chemical reaction for each item.
Product(s) Type of Reaction
1. _____Mg + _____N2 à _________________________ _________________________
2. _____C2H6 + _____O2 à  ________________________ _________________________
3. _____Zn + _____CuCl2 à  _______________________ _________________________
4. _____Ca + _____H2O à  ________________________ _________________________
5. _____AgNO3 + _____NaI à  ______________________ _________________________
6. _____Fe(NO3)3 + _____LiOH à____________________ _________________________
7. _____MgCO3 à  _____________________________       _________________________
8. _____SO2 +_____H2O à  ________________________ _________________________
9. _____HI à  ________________________ _________________________
10. _____H2SO4 + _____LiOH à  _____________________ _________________________