Translating Word Equations and Review of Naming Compounds

Super late post. Oops.
This lesson is pretty basic.
here's an example of a word equation:
Sodium sulfate and barium chloride -> ?


All you have to do is translate this into something that you can balance. You need to turn the words into ions.
Sodium = Na+ 
Sulfate = SO4 (2-)
Barium = Ba(2+)
Chlorine = Cl(-)


So to write this as a chemical equation, you just substitute in the ions where the words are.
Make sure to balance it!

Na2SO4 + BaCl2 -> BaSO4 + 2 NaCl

This is a Double Replacement. In a double replacement, the ionic compounds exchange partners, with positive ions going with negative ions.

Naming Compounds: 
This is actually extremely simple. Here's a small picture example of some completed compounds.

Basically all you have to do is name the compounds. We've all done it before, it's not too hard of a concept!

Here are some more examples. 

i) barium chloride and sodium carbonate

ii) ammonium chloride and silver nitrate 

iii) sodium phosphate and calcium chloride

Now try doing some more examples, except this time instead of translating word equations, name the compounds.

iv) Be2As3

v) TiCl4

vi) CoP

ANSWERS: 

i) BaCl2 + 2NaCO3 -> 2NaCl + Ba(CO3)2

ii) NH4Cl + AgNO3 -> AgCl + NH4NO3

iii) 2Na3PO4 + 3CaCl2 -> Ca3(PO4)2 + 6NaCl

iv) Beryllium Arsenide 

v) Titanium (IV) Chloride

vi) Cobalt (III) Phosphide 

Here's a quick and simple video on naming compounds
Naming Compounds

Good luck!