N3O8
N3O8
A. Compounds containing two elements.
B. The ending of the second element is “-ide”.
C. When both elements are non-metals, the number of atoms of each element is indicated with the
name using prefixes. (mono (1) , di (2), tri (3), tetra (4), penta (5), hexa (6), hepta (7), octa (8),
nana (9), deca (10) etc.)
The prefix mono is not always used.
It is assumed to be one if no prefix is used.
So , the name of N3O8 is
(trinitrooctaoxide)
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