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Date ____________________
Covalent Compound Exploration
Instructions: Use the table below to answer the questions that follow.
Compound Name
antimony tribromide
hexaboron monosilicide
chlorine dioxide
iodine pentafluoride
dinitrogen trioxide
phosphorus triiodide
tetraphosphorus pentasulfide
selenium hexafluoride
disilicon hexabromide
sulfur tetrachloride
diboron monosilicide
nitrogen trifluoride
dinitrogen pentoxide
Tetraphosphorus decaoxide
Iodine heptafluoride
Tetraphosphorus nonasulfide
Dinitrogen pentacarbide
Dihydrogen monoxide
Trifluoride octasulfide
Compound Formula
SbBr3
B6Si
ClO2
IF5
N2O3
PI3
P4S5
SeF6
Si2Br6
SCl4
B2Si
NF3
N2O5
P4O10
IF7
P4S9
N2C5
H2O
F3S8
1. Compare and contrast the compound names and compound formulas listed above.
Find similarities and differences between them. This may help answer the rest of
the questions.
2. What do all of the first elements have in common when they are being named?
3. What do all of the second elements have in common when they are being named?
4. What do you notice about the prefixes in the compound name and the amount of
atoms for that element in the compound formula?
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5. What do you notice about an element that is named first and only has 1 atom of
that element, like chloride dioxide, compared to an element that is named second
with only one atom of that element, like dihydrogen monoxide?
6. Fill in the following table:
Prefixes
Number of Atoms Indicated
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7. Fill in the following table:
Prefix
A Common Word that Will Help Remember the Prefix