Covalent Formulas and Naming

A binary covalent bond exists between

• 2 metals
• 1 metal and 1 nonmetal
• 2 nonmetals
• Any 2 elements

What is the correct name for C₄H₆?

• Carbon Hexahydride
• Pentacarbon Pentahydride
• Hexacarbon Tetrahydride
• Tetracarbon Hexahydride

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the correct name for NO?

• Mononitrogen Monoxide
• Nitrogen Monoxide
• Mononitrogen Dioxide
• Nitrogen Oxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the formula for Tricarbon Octahydride?

• Ca₃O
• C₂H₈
• C₃H₈
• Ca₃H₈

What is Sulfur Trichloride?

• SCl₃
• SiCl₃
• SCl₄
• Si₃Cl

P₂O₅

• Phosphorus Oxide
• Pentaphosphorus Dioxide
• Diphosphorous pentoxide
• Phosphoric Oxygen

PBr₅

• Phosphorus Bromide
• Phosphorus Pentabromide
• Pentaphosphorus bromide
• Phosphorus Bromine

As₄O₁₀

• arsenic oxide
• quadarsenic decoxide
• tetraarsenic decoxide
• arsenic decoxide

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Covalent compounds

• Share electrons
• transfer electrons
• contain a sea of electrons
• conduct electricity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

A covalent compound made of one sulfur and two oxygen atoms would be named

• sulfur dioxide.
• sulfur oxide.
• disulfur oxide.
• sulfide oxygen.