PREFIXES FOR NON METALLIC COMPOUNDS

PREFIXES MONO = 1 DI = 2 TRI = 3 TETRA = 4 PENTA = 5 HEXA = 6 HEPTA = 7 OCTA = 8 NONA = 9 DECA = 10

PREFIXES CARBON PHOSPHORUS NITROGEN SILICON AND SULFUR PREFIXES ARE USED WITH THE ELEMENTS: CARBON PHOSPHORUS NITROGEN SILICON AND SULFUR

OXIDATION NUMBERS ARE NOT USED !!!!!!!! PREFIXES ARE USED TO INDICATE THE NUMBER OF ATOMS IN THE COMPOUND. OXIDATION NUMBERS ARE NOT USED !!!!!!!!

CO = CARBON MONOXIDE CO2 = CARBON DIOXIDE FORMULA TO NAME P Cl5 = PHOSPHORUS PENTACHLORIDE

OXIDATION NUMBERS ARE NOT USED!!!!! NAME TO FORMULA DO NOT USE THE PREFIX MONO ON THE FIRST ELEMENT BUT USE ALL THE OTHERS DI NITROGEN TRI PHOSPHIDE N2 P3 OXIDATION NUMBERS ARE NOT USED!!!!!

NAME TO FORMULA SULFUR TRI OXIDE S O3 SILICON MONOXIDE Si O

FORMULA --> NAME 1) carbon dioxide 2) carbon monoxide 3) sulfur dioxide 4) sulfur trioxide 5) dinitrogen monoxide 6) nitrogen monoxide 7) dinitrogen trioxide 8) nitrogen dioxide 9) dinitrogen tetraoxide

FORMULA --> NAME 10) dinitrogen pentaoxide 11) phosphorus trichloride 12) phosphorus pentachloride 13) nitrogen trihyride or ammonia 14) sulfur hexachloride 15) diphosphorus pentaoxide 16) carbon tetrachloride 17) silicon dioxide 18) carbon disulfide 19) oxygen difluoride 20) phosphorus tribromide

WS NAME  FORMULA 1) C Br4 8) N2 O 15) P Br6 2) Si O2 9) C O 16) N O7 3) P Cl5 10) Si2 S4 17) C O2 4) N O 11) P Cl4 18) Si O3 5) C S2 12) N O3 19) P2 O5 6) Si S2 13) C Cl4 20) N2 O 7) P2 O3 14) Si O