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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Nomenclature of Covalent Compounds

Question 10 • *26-27 CFISD TX-Chemistry A CR

Chlorine monofluoride

Answer
A
ClF
B
FCl
C
Cl1F1

Explanation

For a binary molecular compound, the element named first is written first in the formula. “Monofluoride” means there is one fluorine atom, and the prefix mono- is omitted for the first element, so chlorine monofluoride is ClF, choice A.

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