2.3 Name ionic compounds from their formulas using -ide, -ite and -ate endings.
2.4 Define salt as a compound forming between a positive metal ion and a negative ion (non-metal or polyatomic).
Research to construct a table of the symbols for the following ions:
ammonium
hydroxide
nitrate
nitrite
carbonate
sulfite
sulfate
phosphate
Review writing formulas with polyatomic ions: use the table to write formulas for:
barium nitrate
sodium phosphate
aluminium carbonate
Now use your table to write the names of these:
Na2SO4
MgSO3
CaCO3
NH4NO3
Complete Naming/Formula Worksheet
IQ4. How do we represent substances reacting?
4.1 Describe the components of a chemical equation, including reactants, products and the meaning of the arrow.
4.2 Use the Law of Conservation of Mass - that atoms are rearranged in chemical reactions, not created nor destroyed – to explain the need to balance a chemical equation.
4.3 Insert coefficients to balance a given chemical symbol equation.
4.3B *Extension: Write balanced chemical equations from word equations and experimental observations.