{"id":276843,"date":"2025-07-31T08:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=276843"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:41:12","slug":"name-the-compound-according-to-iupac-nomenclature-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/31\/name-the-compound-according-to-iupac-nomenclature-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Name the compound according to IUPAC nomenclature rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Name the compound according to IUPAC nomenclature rules<br>A nitrogen oxide<br>B nitrogen monoxide<br>C nitrogen oxygen<br>D mononitrogen monoxide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>B: nitrogen monoxide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The IUPAC nomenclature system provides rules for naming compounds based on the elements involved and their bonding. When naming a compound that consists of two elements (in this case, nitrogen and oxygen), it is important to follow these guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name the less electronegative element first<\/strong>: In this case, nitrogen (N) is less electronegative than oxygen (O), so nitrogen is named first.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use prefixes to indicate the number of atoms<\/strong>: In nitrogen monoxide, the &#8220;mono-&#8221; prefix is used to indicate that there is one nitrogen atom. The &#8220;monoxide&#8221; part tells us that there is one oxygen atom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Simplify the name if possible<\/strong>: When there is only one atom of the second element (oxygen), the prefix &#8220;mono-&#8221; is usually omitted. Therefore, the compound is named &#8220;nitrogen monoxide&#8221; instead of &#8220;mononitrogen monoxide.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s briefly discuss the other options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A: nitrogen oxide<\/strong>: This is a generic term that refers to any oxide of nitrogen and does not specify the exact compound. It is not specific enough under IUPAC nomenclature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C: nitrogen oxygen<\/strong>: This name is not correct because it places the elements in the wrong order. The less electronegative nitrogen should come first, followed by oxygen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D: mononitrogen monoxide<\/strong>: This is incorrect because the &#8220;mono-&#8221; prefix for oxygen is unnecessary in this case, as explained above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, according to IUPAC rules, the correct and most simplified name for this compound is &#8220;nitrogen monoxide.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name the compound according to IUPAC nomenclature rulesA nitrogen oxideB nitrogen monoxideC nitrogen oxygenD mononitrogen monoxide The correct answer and explanation is: The correct answer is B: nitrogen monoxide. Explanation: The IUPAC nomenclature system provides rules for naming compounds based on the elements involved and their bonding. 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