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OpenStudy (helpjebal):

how do we name compounds? like how would we place the element symbols together to signify the new compound?

OpenStudy (thadyoung):

For example...?

OpenStudy (koikkara):

The first part of the name is simply the name of the metal element. The second part of the name is the name of the nonmetal element, with the ending changed to the suffix –ide. For example, consider the compound Al2O3 @Helpjebal

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