Covalent Formulas

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

What is the correct name for NO?

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

What is the formula for Tricarbon Octahydride?

• Ca₃O
• C₂H₈
• C₃H₈
• Ca₃H₈

What is Sulfur Trichloride?

• SCl₃
• SiCl₃
• SCl₄
• Si₃Cl

Phosphorous trichloride

• PCl₃
  
• P₃Cl
• P₃Cl₃
• PCL

P₂O₅

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

As₄O₁₀

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

Covalent compounds

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

The covalent compound N₂O₅ would be named

• nitrogen oxide.
• dinitrogen oxide.
• nitrogen pentoxide.
• dinitrogen pentoxide.