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Which of these rules are applicable for naming covalent compounds?

Correct Answer: metal name + nonmetal name + suffix –ide

Explanation:

Simple covalent compounds are generally named by using prefixes metal name + nonmetal name + suffix –ide to indicate how many atoms of each element are shown in the formula. Also, the ending of the last (most negative) element is changed to -ide. The prefixes used are mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, and so forth.


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