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Molecular compounds are inorganic substances that are made up of separate molecules. Prime examples of molecular compounds are carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). The atoms of a molecule share their electrons in such a way that a bond forms between two atoms rather than forming ions. In a molecule of carbon dioxide, there are two of these bonds, each taking place between a carbon atom and one of the two oxygen atoms. Larger molecules may include a lot of bonds that serve to keep them together. All of the individual molecules in a large sample of a given molecular compound are the same. When naming molecular compounds, we put the first element first, followed by the second element, which is formed by using the stem of the element name plus the suffix -ide. Numerical prefixes are used to specify how many atoms are present in a given molecule. Typically, a molecular molecule consists of two or more nonmetal elements. If you are struggling with the problem of naming molecular compounds, please don’t be worried. We have provided numerous free naming molecular compounds worksheets for extra practice. With these Chemistry worksheets, students will learn about molecular compound names and formulas so they can talk like a chemist as well as identify and write the chemical names and formulas to describe a variety of molecular compounds. If you are looking for a way to re-teach and provide additional practice with this kind of exercise, give our naming molecular compounds worksheets a try. We’re sure that it would be a great reinforcement activity.
