Naming Binary Molecular Compounds

phosphorus trichloride

• KCl₃

• PCl₃

• K₃Cl

• P₃Cl

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The covalent compound N₂O₅ would be named

• nitrogen oxide.

• dinitrogen oxide.

• nitrogen pentoxide.

• dinitrogen pentoxide.

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Name the following molecular compounds: CO2, CCl4, SiO2, P2O3, SO2.

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Answer explanation

The compounds are named as follows: CO2 - carbon dioxide, CCl4 - carbon tetrachloride, SiO2 - silicon dioxide, P2O3 - diphosphorus trioxide, SO2 - sulfur dioxide. Each name reflects the number of atoms present.

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• carbon dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• dicarbon monoxide

• carbon trioxide

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• nitrogen oxide

• dinitrogen monoxide

• nitrogen dioxide

• dinitrogen dioxide

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• sulfur hexafluoride

• sulfur fluoride

• sulfur tetrafluoride

• sulfur difluoride

• phosphorus oxide

• tetraphosphorus decoxide

• phosphorus pentoxide

• phosphorus decaoxide

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• chlorine heptoxide

• dichlorine heptoxide

• chlorine oxide

• dichlorine oxide

• bromine pentafluoride

• bromine fluoride

• bromine hexafluoride

• bromine tetrafluoride

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• iodine oxide

• diiodine pentoxide

• iodine pentoxide

• diiodine oxide