How do you indicate the number of atoms in a covalent compound?
For example, I don't understand these:
NO3 -
Why is it 1(mono)?
PO4 3-
Why is it 3 (tri)?
IO3 -
Why is it 4 (tetra)?
MnO4 -
Why is it 7 (hepta)?
SO3 2-
Why is it 10 (deca)?
Please, PLEASE help!
I have a quiz on this tomorrow.
It was part of my summer homework so I didn't have any instructor teaching me, I was supposed to teach everything to myself but this was the one part I didn't get.
2007-08-20
12:53:42
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sophesticatedsophia
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