Covalent Compounds (Covalent Compounds: Writing Chemical Names and Formulas)

Covalent compounds are...

• metal and a nonmetal

• two nonmetals

• two metals

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

According to the chart, which prefix means "8" of something?

• octa

• nona

• tetra

• deca

Nonmetals would include which of the following?

• tin, arsenic, and sodium

• carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus

• germanium, antimony, and aluminum

• fluorine, chlorine, and lithium

When there is no prefix in front of the first element, it is understood that there is:

• only 1

• 3 of them

• only 2

• 4 of them

What would be the formula for dinitrogen tetroxide? Try it! Look at the prefixes as well.

• NO₄

• N₂O₄

• N₄O₈

• N₂O

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True or false? Element charge is used to write formulas for covalent compounds.

• True

• False

What part of covalent naming is the same as ionic naming?

• change the end of the first element to -ide

• add a prefix to the first element

• change the end of the second element to -ide

• add a prefix to the second element

What would the name for BrCl₃ be? Try it! Use the prefixes as well.

• bromine trichloride

• bromine chlorine

• monobromine trichloride

• dibromine hexachloride

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