Name ___________________________________ 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? Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________ 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