Question 2.3.2: Name or write the formula for the following covalent compoun......

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Name or write the formula for the following covalent compounds:
a. CF $_{4}$ b. P $_{4}$ S $_{3}$ c. Hydrogen iodide d. Hydrazine

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You are asked to write the name or formula for a covalent compound.
You are given either the formula or the name of the compound.
a. Carbon tetrafluoride. Notice that the name of the first element, carbon, does not include the mono- prefix.
b. Tetraphosphorus trisulfide. Both element names include prefixes, and the name of the second element ends in -ide.
c. HI. This is the formula of an inorganic acid.
d. N $_{2}$ H $_{4}$ . This is a common name that must be memorized.

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