Naming Covalent Bonds

Monday, November 8, 2010

Naming Covalent Bonds

Today in class we began to learn how to point out, formulate, and name Covalent Compounds. Today we began class by starting working on our journals, by the end of class we had finished pages 2,3,4,5. Page 6 was our homework for tonight. Page 1 is extra credit.

How to name COVALENT Compounds:
** Write the name of the first element, add appropriate prefixes except for mono
** Write the name of the second element, drop the ending and add -ide.  Add prefiexes indicating the number of atoms.


In naming covalent compounds we use Greek prefixes:

1-mono

2-di

3-tri

4-tetra

5-penta

6-hexa

Then you add the name of the Element

**Exception- The First element for covalent compounds NEVER has a prefix!**

GOT THAT?!

-Patrick W.