Compound is made of a metal bonded to a sulfate group. The sulphate group is -SO₄.

Compound is made of a metal bonded to a carbonate group. The carbonate group is -CO₃.

Compound is made of a metal bonded to a nitrate group. The nitrate group is -NO₃.

Naming compounds

Science

In the Patterns in the periodic table unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to learn how the chemical and physical properties of different elements are indicated by their position on the periodic table and about key groups of elements. 

In the Solutions unit, pupils learnt about mixtures, solutions and dissolving in terms of the particle model.

Atoms, elements and compounds

What is the ending used when naming a compound formed from two different elements bonded together?

Compounds with names ending in '-ate' are made up of a metal, a non-metal and {{}} bonded together.

1 × potassium, 1 × nitrogen, 1 × oxygen

1 × potassium, 3 × nitrogen, 3 × oxygen

1 × potassium, 1 × nitrogen, 3 × oxygen

3 × potassium, 3 × nitrogen, 3 × oxygen

How many atoms of each element are present in potassium nitrate (KNO₃)?

What elements would make up the compound copper sulfate?

Order the following compound endings as those which would represent the following; an oxide, a carbonate, a nitrate, a chloride, a sulfide and sulfate.

Use the periodic table to help you match the compound to the correct name.

Complete this sentence: An element is made up of ...

There are three types of elements; metals, non-metals and ...

On the periodic table, most elements are in which state at room temperature?

Different elements and / or compounds not chemically bonded together.

How atoms combine together in a chemical reaction.

Made from two or more different elements chemically bonded together.

Made up from two or more non-metal atoms chemically bonded together.

Which of the following are examples of compounds?

Correctly order the description of the particle diagram from a to d.

Starter Quiz