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: 2.108

Answer

(a) hydrogen iodide (b) nitrogen trifluoride (c) sulfur dioxide (d) dinitrogen tetrachloride

Work Step by Step

To name a molecular compound, we use prefixes to denote the number of atoms of each element in the compound. For the second element in the compound, we drop the ending and add the suffix $-ide$. (a) hydrogen iodide (b) nitrogen trifluoride (c) sulfur dioxide (d) dinitrogen tetrachloride
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