Covalent Compounds and Prefixes

What type of compounds are named using the Greek prefix system?

• ionic compounds

• covalent compounds

• binary ionic compounds

• polyatomic ionic compounds

What prefix is used in a covalent compound to represent a single atom?

• octa

• nona

• tri

• mono

What prefix is used in a covalent compound to represent two atoms?

• hexa

• di

• tri

• penta

What prefix is used in a covalent compound to represent three atoms?

• hexa

• di

• tri

• tetra

What prefix is used in a covalent compound to represent four atoms?

• hexa

• deca

• mono

• tetra

What prefix is used in a covalent compound to represent five atoms?

• hexa

• deca

• penta

• tetra

What prefix is used in a covalent compound to represent six atoms?

• hexa

• deca

• hepta

• tri

What prefix is used in a covalent compound to represent seven atoms?

• hexa

• deca

• hepta

• penta

What prefix is used in a covalent compound to represent eight atoms?

• octa

• deca

• nona

• penta

What prefix is used in a covalent compound to represent nine atoms?

• octa

• deca

• nona

• penta