Bonding And Nomenclature Chemical Worksheet - Unit 6 Page 8
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16Covalent Naming Notes
• Binary covalent compounds are characterized by having two nonmetals. Naming
these compounds involves the use of numerical prefixes:
Prefix
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• If there is only ONE atom of the first element, you DON’T need a prefix. The FIRST
element is named as a normal element. The SECOND element has an –IDE ending.
o N
O
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o XeF
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o N
O
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o CO
o CBr
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o Diarsenic pentoxide
o Phosphorous pentabromide
o Carbon tetraiodide
o Trisilicon tetranitride
o Tetraphosphorous decoxide
Unit 6: Bonding and Nomenclature
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