Question 3.12: Binary Covalent Compounds Name these binary covalent compoun...
Binary Covalent Compounds
Name these binary covalent compounds:
(a) NO (b) \text{SF}_{2} (c) \text{N}_{2}\text{O}
Strategy
The systematic name of a binary covalent compound consists of two words. The first word gives the name of the element that appears first in the formula. A prefix (di-, tri-, tetra-, and so forth) is used to show the number of atoms of that element in the formula. The second word consists of (1) a prefix designating the number of atoms of the second element, (2) the stem name of the second element, and (3) the suffix –ide.
(a) Nitrogen oxide (more commonly called nitric oxide)
(b) Sulfur difluoride
(c) Dinitrogen oxide (more commonly called nitrous oxide or laughing gas)
■ Quick Check 3.12
Name these binary covalent compounds:
(a) \text{NO}_{2} (b) \text{PBr}_{3} (c) \text{SCl}_{2} (d) \text{BF}_{3}