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Naming Chemical Compounds
Pure water, sucrose in white sugar,
and sodium chloride in table salt are
all examples of chemical compounds.
A compound is a substance that
contains two or more elements, with
the atoms of those elements always
combining in the same whole-number
ratio.
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Binary Covalent Compounds (Type III)
• Formed between two nonmetals.
1. The first element in the formula is
named first, using the full element
name.
2. The second element is named as if
it were an anion.(usually end in –
ide)
3. Prefixes are used to denote the
numbers of atoms present.
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Prefixes Used to
Indicate Number in
Chemical Names
• Mono (or no prefix) – • Hexa – 6
1 • Hepta – 7
• Di – 2 • Octa – 8
• Tri – 3 • Nona – 9
• Tetra – 4 • Deca – 10
• Penta – 5
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Binary Covalent Compounds
• Example
CO2
• Carbon
Dioxide
•no mono prefix is • Di means
2
used on first
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CO Carbon
Monoxide
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Examples
SbBr3
Antimony
tribromide
Hexaboron B6Si
Silicide
Iodine IF5
Pentafluoride
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Exercise
What is the name of the compound SeO2?
a) selenium oxide
b) selenium dioxide
c) selenium(II) oxide
d) selenium(IV) dioxide
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Exercise
A compound has the formula XCl3 where X
could represent a metal or nonmetal. What
could the name of this compound be?
a) phosphorus trichloride
b) carbon monochloride
c) tin(IV) chloride
d) magnesium chloride
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Concept Check
Name the following Covalent Compounds
Trisulfur hexafl
S F
3 6
Dinitrogen tetraoxide
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1. H2O
2. CH4
3. N2O
4. SiCl4
5. S2F10
6. TeF6
7. BrF3
8. S2O7
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Write the formula for the given
name of
binary compound
[Link] monoxide
[Link] pentachloride
[Link] pentoxide
4Sulfur trioxide
[Link] pentaoxide
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