IIIIIIIV Chemical Bonding Naming Molecular Compounds
Molecular Nomenclature zPrefix System (binary compounds) 1.Less e - neg atom comes first. 2.Add prefixes to indicate # of atoms. Omit mono- prefix on first element. 3.Change the ending of the second element to -ide.
PREFIX mono- di- tri- tetra- penta- hexa- hepta- octa- nona- deca- NUMBER Molecular Nomenclature
zCCl 4 zN 2 O zSF 6 ycarbon tetrachloride ydinitrogen monoxide ysulfur hexafluoride Molecular Nomenclature
zarsenic trichloride zdinitrogen pentoxide ztetraphosphorus decoxide yAsCl 3 yN2O5yN2O5 yP 4 O 10 Molecular Nomenclature
NOF Cl Br I H Molecular Nomenclature zThe Seven Diatomic Elements Br 2 I 2 N 2 Cl 2 H 2 O 2 F 2