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Ch.2 MolecularPrefix
The Prefixes associated with Molecular Compounds
Question | Answer |
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What is the suffix added to the last element in a simple molecular compounds? | -ide ... Example: Chlorine becomes Chloride. |
How do we know that it is a Molecular Compound? | It does not have a Polyatomic Ion, it does not contain a metal or transitional metal. It WILL have only nonmetals and/or metaloids. |
When the last element is Oxygen, we drop the last vowel of the prefix with the exception of which two prefixes? | Di- and Tri- ... ***example: Carbon Dioxide (the 'i' in 'di' is kept) and Carbon Monoxide (the 'o' in 'mono' is dropped.) |
Number 1 - What is the prefix? | Mono- |
Number 2 - What is the prefix? | Di- |
Is Bi- the prefix associated with the number 2? | No. Bi- is the prefix associated with the addition of Hydrogen to a compound. Example: Sulfate(SO4)-2 and Bisulfate(HSO4)-1 |
Is Di- the prefix associated with the number 2? | Yes. |
Number 3 - What is the prefix? | Tri- |
Number 4 - What is the prefix? | Tetra- |
Number 5 - What is the prefix? | Penta- |
Number 6 - What is the prefix? | Hexa- |
Number 7 - What is the prefix? | Hepta- |
Number 8 - What is the prefix? | Octa- |
Number 9 - What is the prefix? | Nona- |
Number 10 - What is the prefix? | Deca- |