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Directed Reading for Section 3 Writing Formulas
and Naming
Content Mastery
Compounds
Directions: The words in each group below are related. Using all the words in the group, write a sentence that
shows how the words are related.
Example: compound, properties, elements
The properties of a compound differ from the properties of the elements that make up the compound.
1. hydrate, compound, water
2. oxidation number, element, electrons
3. zero, oxidation numbers, noble gases
4. oxidation number, Roman numeral, element
5. chemical formulas, neutral, compounds
6. polyatomic, covalent, charged
7. Greek prefixes, binary covalent compounds
8. charge, oxidation number, ionic compounds
