Table of contents

1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 48m
2. Atoms & Elements4h 16m
3. Chemical Reactions4h 10m
4. BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
5. BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions48m
6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions3h 53m
7. Gases3h 49m
8. Thermochemistry2h 37m
9. Quantum Mechanics2h 58m
10. Periodic Properties of the Elements3h 9m
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure3h 29m
12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory1h 57m
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces2h 23m
14. Solutions3h 1m
15. Chemical Kinetics2h 53m
16. Chemical Equilibrium2h 29m
17. Acid and Base Equilibrium5h 1m
18. Aqueous Equilibrium4h 47m
19. Chemical Thermodynamics1h 50m
20. Electrochemistry2h 42m
21. Nuclear Chemistry2h 36m
22. Organic Chemistry5h 7m
23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals2h 39m
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds3h 16m

3. Chemical Reactions

Naming Ionic Compounds

General Chemistry

3. Chemical Reactions

Naming Ionic Compounds

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following substances is represented with its proper chemical formula?

Potassium sulfide: KSO4

Calcium nitrate: CaNO2

Magnesium oxide: MgO2

Sodium chloride: NaCl

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Step 1: Understand that a proper chemical formula represents the correct ratio of ions in a compound based on their charges to achieve electrical neutrality.

Step 2: For potassium sulfide, recognize that potassium forms a +1 ion (K\^{+}) and sulfide forms a -2 ion (S\^{2-}), so the formula should balance charges accordingly, not KSO4.

Step 3: For calcium nitrate, calcium forms a +2 ion (Ca\^{2+}) and nitrate is a polyatomic ion with a -1 charge (NO\_3\^{-}), so the formula must include enough nitrate ions to balance the +2 charge, not CaNO2.

Step 4: For magnesium oxide, magnesium forms a +2 ion (Mg\^{2+}) and oxide forms a -2 ion (O\^{2-}), so the formula should be MgO, not MgO2.

Step 5: Sodium chloride consists of sodium ions (Na\^{+}) and chloride ions (Cl\^{-}) in a 1:1 ratio, so the correct formula is NaCl, which is properly represented.