Readings

Naming Binary Covalent Molecules

• Reading the following sections for chapter Chapter 7:

  • 7.11 Binary Molecular Compounds-Naming and Formulas

Videos

Naming Covalent Molecules

We'll learn how to write names for compounds that are made of two nonmetals, sometimes called binary compounds. Binary compounds made of two nonmetals are called covalent or molecular because the elements are held together with covalent bonds, and they make molecules. In order to name them, we use the element name for the first element in the chemical formula, and then we use the -ide name for the second name in the chemical formula. Greek prefixes to show the number of atoms of each element, and these are put in front of the element names.

Practice Problems

Naming Covalent Compounds Practice

Use your prefixes and naming rules to name the covalent molecules.