Naming of binary compounds, acids and salts

28 questions on Naming of binary compounds, acids and salts from the Basic Inorganic Nomenclature and Oxidation Number chapter: 6 NEET level, 12 JEE Main, 10 JEE Advanced. Each one opens with its answer and solution.

• The Stock names of Cu2O and CuO are, respectively, JEE Main level
• What is the IUPAC name of Na2O2, which contains the O2^2- ion? NEET level
• Arrange the average oxidation number of nitrogen in these compounds in increasing order (H +1, O -2): P N2H4, Q NH2OH, R HN3, S N2O. JEE Advanced level
• What is the name of H2S2O8, which contains one O-O linkage and two sulfur atoms? JEE Main level
• Select all compounds in which oxygen does not have oxidation number -2 (treat Na2O2 as containing O2^2-, KO2 as containing O2-, and F as -1). JEE Advanced level
• What is the name of Mg3N2? NEET level
• What is the name of KMnO4? NEET level
• Peroxomonosulfuric acid H2SO5 has the structure HO-SO2-O-OH (S bonded to two oxo O, one OH and one OOH group). Take H as +1, O as -1 in the O-O linkage and -2 e... JEE Advanced level
• Match using Greek prefixes (mono- on the second element only when needed). List I: P ICl, Q BrF5, R Cl2O, S ClO2. List II: 1 chlorine dioxide, 2 iodine monochlo... JEE Main level
• Use the electronegativity order F > O > Cl > Br > I. In which pair is the oxidation number of the two named atoms the same? JEE Advanced level
• What is the name of NaH2PO4 (hydrogen- prefixes for acid salts, anion derived from phosphate PO4^3-)? JEE Main level
• Assertion (A): In Fe3O4 every iron atom has an actual oxidation state of +8/3. Reason (R): Fe3O4 is the mixed oxide FeO.Fe2O3 with Fe(II) and Fe(III) in the rat... JEE Advanced level
• Select all compounds that are correctly described as peroxides, with the O2^2- ion (oxygen -1). JEE Main level
• Select all correct ion-name pairs. JEE Main level
• Barium forms only the +2 state, whereas Mn, Pb and Sn have well-known +4 states. Among BaO2, MnO2, PbO2 and SnO2, which compound must contain the peroxide ion, ... JEE Advanced level
• Bleaching powder is the mixed salt Ca(OCl)Cl (formula CaOCl2) of hypochlorous and hydrochloric acids. Give its name (anions in alphabetical order) and the oxida... JEE Advanced level
• Assertion (A): OF2 is named oxygen difluoride and is classed as a fluoride of oxygen, not as an oxide. Reason (R): fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen ... JEE Main level
• Select all correct name assignments (anions derived from phosphate PO4^3- with hydrogen- prefixes). JEE Advanced level
• Which name-ion pair is correct? JEE Main level
• What is the Stock name of FeCl3? NEET level
• Match the chlorine oxoanion (List I) with its name (List II). List I: P ClO-, Q ClO2-, R ClO3-, S ClO4-. List II: 1 chlorate, 2 perchlorate, 3 hypochlorite, 4 c... JEE Main level
• Select all correct names for binary covalent compounds in the Greek-prefix system (mono- is omitted for the first element). JEE Main level
• Match the manganese compound (List I) with the oxidation number of Mn (List II; for Mn3O4 use the average). List I: P K2MnO4, Q KMnO4, R Mn3O4, S MnO2. List II:... JEE Advanced level
• The anion H2PO2- (both H bonded to P) derives from hypophosphorous acid and is called hypophosphite. Using the hypo-/-ite system, name Ba(H2PO2)2. JEE Main level
• Using Greek prefixes, what is the name of N2O5? NEET level
• Using the hypo-/-ous/-ic/per- system, what is the name of the oxyacid HClO3? NEET level
• Arrange the average oxidation number of sulfur in increasing order: P Na2S2O3 (sodium thiosulfate), Q Na2S4O6 (sodium tetrathionate), R Na2S2O4 (sodium dithioni... JEE Advanced level
• What is the name of NaNH2, which contains the NH2- ion (use the name amide for NH2-)? JEE Main level