Naming Ternary Compounds Answer Key
A. Bases
B. Ternary Salts (continued)
Common names
IUPAC Names
1. NaOH
sodium hydroxide
13. LiHCO3
lithium hydrogen carbonate
2. Al(OH)3
aluminum hydroxide
14. Na2HPO3
sodium hydrogen phosphite
3. NH4OH
ammonium hydroxide
15. KAl(SO4)2
potassium aluminum sulfate
4. KOH
potassium hydroxide
16. KH2PO4
potassium dihydrogen phosphate
Trivial names
C. Ternary Acids (Oxyacids)
5. Sn(OH)2
stannous hydroxide
Four oxidation states
6. Fe(OH)3
ferric hydroxide
1. HClO2
chlorous acid
7. Cu(OH)2
cupric hydroxide
2. HBrO
hypobromous acid
8. Pb(OH)2
plumbous hydroxide
3. HBrO3
bromic acid
IUPAC Names
4. HIO4
periodic acid
9. Sn(OH)4
tin(IV) hydroxide
Three oxidation states
10. Cu(OH)2
copper(II) hydroxide
5. H3PO4
phosphoric acid
11. Hg(OH)2
mercury(II) hydroxide
6. H3PO3
phosphorous acid
12. Ca(OH)2
calcium hydroxide
7. H3AsO4
arsenic acid
B. Ternary Salts
8. H3AsO3
arsenous acid
Common names
Two oxidation states
1. NH4NO2
ammonium nitrite
9. H2SO3
sulfurous acid
2. Na2SO3
sodium sulfite
10. H2SeO4
selenic acid
3. NaNO3
sodium nitrate
11. HNO3
nitric acid
4. Al2(SO4)3
aluminum sulfate
12. HNO2
nitrous acid
5. KClO3
potassium chlorate
6. NaClO
sodium hypochlorite
7. KBrO3
potassium bromate
8. CaSO4
calcium sulfate
Trivial names
9. NaHSO3
sodium bisulfite
10. KHSO4
potassium bisulfate
11. NH4HCO3
ammonium bicarbonate
12. KHCO3
potassium bicarbonate