like di mono ate etc? like carbon DIoxide would the DI state that there are two atoms of oxygen?
2006-12-14 10:53:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
There is nothing that states how many there can be. ate means it contains oxygen. ite means it contains less oxygen
mono, di , tri, and tetra are used in organic chemistry
2006-12-14 10:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the benzene rings, verbal formula is
ethane, methane, propane,butane,pentane,hexane,heptane,octane,nonane,decane
in other structures use either a number as in CO2 or when naming a structure use the Latin equivalent
such as bi-phenol, tri-chlorine etc., etc.,
there is no SIMPLE rule.. various structures call for various referral points, depending on the chemical bond
sorry, can't be simpler than that the question can be complicated
2006-12-14 18:59:09 · answer #2 · answered by The old man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
noaside from tri, di and mon
2006-12-14 18:56:06 · answer #3 · answered by stephen1424 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋