What is the name of N2Cl4? Explain how you determined the bond type and the steps you used to determine the naming convention for the compound.

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kekeman · Answer

Ok how did you determined the bond type and the steps you used to determine the naming convention for the compound?

Vocaloid · Answer

Nitrogen and chlorine are both non metals, so they bond covalently rather than ionically. Therefore the naming convention is to use prefixes for both atoms based on how many per molecule there are

N2Cl4

2 nitrogen = dinitrogen
4 chlorine = tetrachloride

Vocaloid · Answer

Ah, should have added: the second part changes the suffix from ine to ide, that’s just part of the naming convention

kekeman · Answer

Ok thank you i understand it so much better now.