Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Naming Covalent Compounds

Covalent bonds are formed by 2 or more atoms sharing electrons.  Typically this is between 2 non-metals since both atoms want to gain electrons to acquire a full outer shell.

To name covalent compounds, use the following prefixes to represent the subscripts and change the suffix of the more electronegative (always on the right) element to -ide.


1  mono
2  di
3  tri
4  tetra
5  pent
6  hex
7  hept
8  oct
9  non
10 dec

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