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The Prefixes associated with Molecular Compounds

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What is the suffix added to the last element in a simple molecular compounds?   -ide ... Example: Chlorine becomes Chloride.  
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How do we know that it is a Molecular Compound?   It does not have a Polyatomic Ion, it does not contain a metal or transitional metal. It WILL have only nonmetals and/or metaloids.  
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When the last element is Oxygen, we drop the last vowel of the prefix with the exception of which two prefixes?   Di- and Tri- ... ***example: Carbon Dioxide (the 'i' in 'di' is kept) and Carbon Monoxide (the 'o' in 'mono' is dropped.)  
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Number 1 - What is the prefix?   Mono-  
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Number 2 - What is the prefix?   Di-  
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Is Bi- the prefix associated with the number 2?   No. Bi- is the prefix associated with the addition of Hydrogen to a compound. Example: Sulfate(SO4)-2 and Bisulfate(HSO4)-1  
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Is Di- the prefix associated with the number 2?   Yes.  
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Number 3 - What is the prefix?   Tri-  
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Number 4 - What is the prefix?   Tetra-  
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Number 5 - What is the prefix?   Penta-  
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Number 6 - What is the prefix?   Hexa-  
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Number 7 - What is the prefix?   Hepta-  
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Number 8 - What is the prefix?   Octa-  
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Number 9 - What is the prefix?   Nona-  
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Number 10 - What is the prefix?   Deca-  
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