Naming and writing covalent formulae Flashcards
1
Q
mono
A
one
2
Q
di
A
two
3
Q
tri
A
three
4
Q
tetr/a
A
four
5
Q
pent/a
A
five
6
Q
hex/a
A
six
7
Q
hept/a
A
seven
8
Q
oct/a
A
eight
9
Q
non/a
A
nine
10
Q
dec/a
A
ten
11
Q
adding ‘ide’
A
it should be used when a single non-metal ion is present
12
Q
using prefixes
A
when there are more than one of an atom
13
Q
using ‘mono’
A
when there is only one of an atom
14
Q
using ‘a’ on the end of a prefix
A
usually when the second word begins with a consonant
15
Q
covalent compounds contain what
A
non-metal atoms only
