{"id":196807,"date":"2025-03-05T21:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=196807"},"modified":"2025-03-05T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:00:50","slug":"name-each-of-the-following-molecular-compounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/05\/name-each-of-the-following-molecular-compounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Name each of the following molecular compounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Name each of the following molecular compounds.<br>1- SO2<br>2- NI3<br>3- BrF5<br>4- NO<br>5- N4Se4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the correct names for the given molecular compounds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SO\u2082<\/strong> \u2192 Sulfur dioxide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NI\u2083<\/strong> \u2192 Nitrogen triiodide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BrF\u2085<\/strong> \u2192 Bromine pentafluoride<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NO<\/strong> \u2192 Nitric oxide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>N\u2084Se\u2084<\/strong> \u2192 Tetranitrogen tetraselenide<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Molecular compounds are named using a system that involves Greek prefixes to indicate the number of atoms of each element. The first element retains its elemental name, while the second element&#8217;s name is modified with an &#8220;-ide&#8221; suffix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>Sulfur dioxide (SO\u2082)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Sulfur&#8221; is the first element.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Di-&#8221; indicates two oxygen atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Oxide&#8221; comes from oxygen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Nitrogen triiodide (NI\u2083)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Nitrogen&#8221; is the first element.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Tri-&#8221; signifies three iodine atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Iodide&#8221; comes from iodine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Bromine pentafluoride (BrF\u2085)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Bromine&#8221; is the first element.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Penta-&#8221; means five fluorine atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Fluoride&#8221; comes from fluorine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>Nitric oxide (NO)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Nitrogen&#8221; is the first element.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Mono-&#8221; is often omitted for the first element.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Oxide&#8221; comes from oxygen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. <strong>Tetranitrogen tetraselenide (N\u2084Se\u2084)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Tetra-&#8221; means four nitrogen atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Tetra-&#8221; means four selenium atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Selenide&#8221; comes from selenium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The systematic naming of molecular compounds helps ensure clarity in chemistry, avoiding confusion when discussing different molecules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I&#8217;ll generate an image to illustrate these molecular compounds.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name each of the following molecular compounds.1- SO22- NI33- BrF54- NO5- N4Se4 The correct answer and explanation is : Here are the correct names for the given molecular compounds: Explanation: Molecular compounds are named using a system that involves Greek prefixes to indicate the number of atoms of each element. 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