molecular compounds

Question 1

What is a molecular compound?

Answer 1

A compound is formed by combining two or more nonmetal atoms.

Question 2

What is the difference between a polyatomic ion and a molecular compound? both have covalent bonds.

Answer 2

Polyatomic ions have an overall charge while molecular compounds are electrically neutral.

Question 3

What are the steps to write a molecular compound’s name? (4 steps)

Answer 3

1) write least electronegative element first (farther to the left, and if in same group, element with higher atomic number)
2) write second element
3) change ending of second element to “-ide”
4) apply necessary greek prefixes
(ex: Cl2O = dichlorine monoxide)