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<center><b>Chemistry - Naming Molecular Compounds</b></center><br> <br> <b>A. Chemical Name to Chemical Formula</b><br> 1. Write down the symbol of the first non-metal element and the second non-metal.<br> 2. Using the table of prefix below, the subscript is the number from the prefix. For no prefix, it is a subscript of 1.<br> <i>Example: Disulfur heptachloride</i><br> Step 1 S Cl<br> Step 2 S<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>7</sub><br> <br> <i>More Examples:</i> Carbon disulfide, Decaoxygen pentanitride (Answer: C<sub>1</sub>S<sub>2</sub>, O<sub>10</sub>N<sub>5</sub>)<br> <table bgcolor=beige border=5 bordercolor=black> <tr> <th colspan=8 align=center><h2>Prefix Table</h2></th> <tr> <tr> <th>mono - 1</th> <th>tetra - 4</th> <th>hepta - 7</th> <th>deca - 10<th> </tr> <tr> <th> di - 2</th> <th> penta - 5</th> <th> octa -8</th> </tr> <tr> <th> tri - 3</th> <th> hexa - 6</th> <th> nona - 9</th> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <b>B. Chemical Formula to Chemical Name</b><br> <br> 1. Write down the first non-metal name.<br> 2. Add prefix from table (1st letter needs capital) End of 1st word.<br> 3. Write down the second non-metal name. Add prefix from table (no capitals in 1st letter). <b>Important</b>: If fitrst element has subscript of 1, you Do not add "mono".<br> 4. replace ending with "ide".<br> <i>Example</i>: F<sub>2</sub>O<sub>1</sub><br> Step 1 Fluorine <br> Step 2 Difluorine<br> Step 3 monoxygen<br> Step 4 Difluorine monoxide<br> <br> <i>More Example</i>: C<sub>1</sub>O<sub>1</sub>, N<sub>3</sub>P<sub>8</sub> (Answer: Carbon monoxide, Trinitrogen octaphosphide)<br>
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