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Prefixes for Naming Covalent Bonds

Prefixes for Naming Covalent Bonds. Mono - 1 Di - 2 Tri - 3 Tetra - 4 Penta - 5. Hexa - 6 Hepta - 7 Octa - 8 Nona - 9 Deca - 10. Prefixes. Writing Covalent Formulas. Dinitrogen Pentoxide Write the symbol of each element. N O Add the subscript as indicated by the prefixes.

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Prefixes for Naming Covalent Bonds

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  1. Prefixes for Naming Covalent Bonds

  2. Mono - 1 Di - 2 Tri - 3 Tetra - 4 Penta - 5 Hexa - 6 Hepta - 7 Octa - 8 Nona - 9 Deca - 10 Prefixes

  3. Writing Covalent Formulas Dinitrogen Pentoxide • Write the symbol of each element. N O • Add the subscript as indicated by the prefixes. N2O5

  4. Writing Covalent Formulas Carbon Dioxide • Write the name of each element. C O • Add the subscripts as indicated by the prefixes. CO2

  5. Try these examples on your own. • Sulfur dioxide • Sulfur monoxide • Carbon tetrachloride • Dihydrogen dioxide • Nitrogen triiodide

  6. Naming Covalent Molecules NH3 • Write the name of the first nonmetal using its subscript as a prefix. Nitrogen (No prefix written for the first element IF it is a one.) • Write the name of the second nonmetal using its subscript as a prefix and change the ending to -ide. Trihydride • Name of the molecule: Nitrogen trihydride

  7. Naming Covalent Molecules Pt.2 P2O5 • Write the name of the first nonmetal using the subscript as a prefix. Diphosphorus • Write the name of the second nonmetal using the subscript as a prefix and change the ending to -ide. Pentoxide • Name the molecule: Diphosphorus Pentoxide

  8. Try a few examples on your own. • CO • CO2 • SF2 • PI3 • H2O

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