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The document discusses naming and writing formulas for covalent compounds. It explains that covalent bonds form between nonmetals, while ionic bonds form between metals and nonmetals. Greek prefixes are used to indicate the number of atoms in polyatomic covalent compounds. Rules are provided for naming covalent compounds based on element symbols and prefixes. Examples show how to determine the systematic name of a compound from its formula, and write the formula from the compound's name.

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Marian Road, Poblacion, Sta - Maria, Bulacan

The document discusses naming and writing formulas for covalent compounds. It explains that covalent bonds form between nonmetals, while ionic bonds form between metals and nonmetals. Greek prefixes are used to indicate the number of atoms in polyatomic covalent compounds. Rules are provided for naming covalent compounds based on element symbols and prefixes. Examples show how to determine the systematic name of a compound from its formula, and write the formula from the compound's name.

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION POLYTECHNIC

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Marian Road, Poblacion, Sta.Maria, Bulacan

Physical Science (Science 200)

Module 7

Topic: Naming and Writing Chemical Formula for Covalent Compounds

Learning Competencies:

1. Identify covalent and ionic compounds.


2. Determine the chemical formula of a simple covalent compound from its name.
3. Determine the name of a simple covalent compound from its chemical formula.

Lesson Content:

COVALENT COMPOUNDS

What elements make covalent bonds?

Covalent bonds form when two or more nonmetals combine. For example, both hydrogen
and oxygen are nonmetals, and when they combine to make water, they do so by forming
covalent bonds. Compounds that are composed of only non-metals or semi-metals with
non-metals will display covalent bonding and will be classified as molecular compounds.

As a general rule of thumb, compounds that involve a metal binding with either a non-
metal or a semi-metal will display ionic bonding. Thus, the compound formed from
sodium and chlorine will be ionic (a metal and a non-metal). Nitrogen monoxide (NO)
will be a covalently bound molecule (two non-metals), silicon dioxide (SiO 2) will be a
covalently bound molecule (a semi-metal and a non-metal) and MgCl 2 will be ionic (a
metal and a non-metal).

A polyatomic ion is an ion composed of two or more atoms that have a charge as a group
(poly = many).
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION POLYTECHNIC

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Marian Road, Poblacion, Sta.Maria, Bulacan

When a pair of elements forms more than one type of covalent compound, Greek prefixes
are used to indicate how many of each element is in a compound.

For example:

Compound Name

N2O dinitrogen monoxide

NO nitrogen monoxide

N2O3 dinitrogen trioxide

N2O5 dinitrogen pentoxide

Some of the Greek prefixes are given in the table below:

Prefix Atom
Mono 1
Di 2
Tri 3
Tetra 4
Penta 5
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION POLYTECHNIC

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Marian Road, Poblacion, Sta.Maria, Bulacan

Hexa 6
Hepta 7
Octa 8
Nona 9
Deca 10
Table 1.1 Greek prefixes for binary molecular compounds

Rules for naming simple covalent compounds:

 For the first element, start with the element name


 For the second element, start with the - ide name
 Use prefixes to show how many atoms of each type there are
 Do not use “mono-’’on the first element
 If you have “ao’’ or “oo’’ turn it into “o”

The application of the rules for naming molecular compounds will be illustrated in the
following examples.

Sample Exercise 1.1

Name each of the following compounds

a) P₄ O₆

b) N₂ O₃

c) C S₂

Compound Individual names Prefixes Systematic names


a) P₄ O₆ Phosphorus (P) tetra -
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION POLYTECHNIC

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Marian Road, Poblacion, Sta.Maria, Bulacan

Oxide (O) hexa - tetraphosphorushexoxid


e
b) N₂ O₃ Nitrogen (N) di -
Oxide (O) tri - dinitrogentrioxide
c) C S₂ Carbon (C) none
Sulfide (S) di - carbondisulfide

Table 1.2 Prefixes plus oxide

Mono - Monoxide
Di - Dioxide
Tri - Trioxide
Tetra - Tetroxide
Penta - Pentoxide
Hexa - Hexoxide
Hepta - Heptoxide
Octa - Octoxide
Nona - Nonoxide
Deca - Decoxide

To write the formulas for covalent compounds, given their names, use the prefixes to
determine the subscript of each element in the formula. Write the correct symbols for the
two elements with their appropriate subscripts.

Sample Exercise 1.2


IMMACULATE CONCEPTION POLYTECHNIC

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Marian Road, Poblacion, Sta.Maria, Bulacan

Write the formula for each of the following molecular compounds

a) diboron trioxide

b) dinitrogen tetrachloride

c) sulfur trioxide

Compound Individual names Prefixes Systematic names


a) diboron trioxide Boron di -
oxide tri - B₂ O₃
b) dinitrogen Nitrogen di -
tetraoxide oxide tetra - N₂ O₄
c) sulfur trioxide Sulfur none
oxide tri - SO₃

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