Naming Compounds of the Nonmetals
Hydrogen Compounds When hydrogen is bonded with oxygen, sulfur, or one of the halogens hydrogen is always written First. The other nonmetal is named as a negative ion (ide" is added to the stem of the nonmetal's name).
Compounds of Other Nonmetals - The element names am given in order of appearance in the formula with the last syllable of the second element replaced by-ide. The number of atoms is Indicated by a prafix (1-mono; 2-di; 3-tri; 4-tetra: 5-penta: 10-deca). However mono is not used
for the first atom in the furmuta.
Historically Named Compounds-Some compounds were given names before the standard naming convention came atsut and many of these Hames are still used. These names should just be memorized. For example water (Hâ‚‚O) and ammonia (
What is the name of this compound?
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