Chemistry: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0534420125
ISBN 13: 978-0-53442-012-3

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Questions and Exercises - Exercises - Page 87: 2.106

Answer

(a) SF$_{2}$ (b) SiCl$_{4}$ (c) GaCl$_{3}$ (d) N$_{2}$O$_{3}$

Work Step by Step

For molecular compounds, prefixes are used to denote the number of atoms of each element in the compound. Therefore, we can add the number of atoms as a subscript to the immediate right of the elemental symbol. (a) SF$_{2}$ (b) SiCl$_{4}$ (c) GaCl$_{3}$ (d) N$_{2}$O$_{3}$
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