Question 9 • *26-27 CFISD TX-Chemistry A CR
For a binary molecular compound, prefixes show how many atoms of each element are present. N₂ means two nitrogen atoms, named dinitrogen; O means one oxygen atom, named monoxide (the first element’s mono- prefix is omitted). Therefore, the IUPAC name is dinitrogen monoxide.
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