Binary Compounds: Prefixes
Prefix
Example
|
mono- (one) |
CO -
carbon
monoxide |
|
di- (two)
|
CO2
-
carbon
dioxide |
|
tri- (three) |
N2O3
-
dinitrogen
trioxide |
|
tetra- (four) |
CCl4
-
carbon
tetrachloride |
|
penta- (five) |
N2O5
-
dinitrogen
pentoxide |
|
hexa- (six) |
UF6
-
uranium
hexafluoride |
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Naming Binary Compounds with a fixed charge
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