Sunday, November 15, 2009

What element comes first when naming a covalent compound?

Okay, I'm making a poster for Science about naming compounds and I know when you name an inoic compound, the metal comes first. But in a covalent compound, all the elements are nonmetals, so how do you know which one comes first?

What element comes first when naming a covalent compound?
Usually, the more electropositive element is named first. So you have sulfur dioxide, but oxygen difluoride.


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