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Since there are no ions in molecular compounds, you need not worry about
ion charges. Once you realize that you are dealing with a molecular
compound, you use the set of prefixes given below to indicate the number of
atoms of each element in the molecule of the compound. The prefixes are as
follows:
FORMULA WRITING
Nitrogen and oxygen are obviously the two elements in the compound. The
absence of a prefix on nitrogen and the "di" in front of oxide indicates 2
atoms of oxygen. So the formula is
NO2
2. CO carbon monoxide 7. NO
Nitrogen Monoxide
3. SeO2 selenium dioxide 8. NO2 Nitrogen
dioxide
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