II. Naming covalent compounds.
A. The more positive element is named first. B. The more negative element is named as if it were an anion. C. Prefixes are used to denote the number of each of the elements involved. (The prefix mono is not used with the first element.)
B. The more negative element is named as if it were an anion.
C. Prefixes are used to denote the number of each of the elements involved. (The prefix mono is not used with the first element.)
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