Covalent Bonding
hydrogen dioxide
H2O
sodium chloride
NaCl
SF6
Sulfur hexafluoride
HF
hydrofluoric acid
expression that gives how many atoms of each element are found in the compound
chemical formula
dinitrogen trioxide
N2O3
CuCl
copper (I) chloride
iron (III) bromide
FeBr3
HI
hydroiodic acid
the number that sits below the atomic symbol to give the number of atoms found in the compound
subscript
CO
carbon monoxide
NH4Cl
ammonium chloride
silicon dioxide
SiO2
HCN
compounds made of two atoms
binary compounds
P4O6
tetraphosphorus hexoxide
NH4ClO3
ammonium chlorate
sodium sulfate
Na2SO4
nitric acid
HNO3
charged entities made of several atoms together
polyatomic ion
CCl4
carbon tetrachloride
manganese (II) hydroxide
Mn(OH)2
boron triflouride
BF3
acetic acid
HC2H2O2
letters that are added at the end of the root of the word
suffix