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Chapter 5: Problem 29

Give the proper name for the compound \(\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{C}\)

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Dinitrogen Monocarbide

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01

Identify the elements involved

The given compound is \(\mathrm{N}_{2}\mathrm{C}\), which consists of two elements: Nitrogen (N) and Carbon (C).
02

Assign prefixes for the number of atoms of each element

For binary covalent compounds, prefixes are assigned to the number of atoms, as follows: - 1: Mono- - 2: Di- - 3: Tri- - 4: Tetra- - 5: Penta- - 6: Hexa- - 7: Hepta- - 8: Octa- - 9: Nona- - 10: Deca- For the given compound, there are two Nitrogen atoms and one Carbon atom. Thus, Nitrogen will have the "Di-" prefix, and Carbon will have the "Mono-" prefix.
03

Assign the appropriate suffix to the second element

In binary covalent compounds, the second element's name is altered with the "-ide" suffix. In this case, Carbon becomes "Carbide."
04

Combine the prefixes and modified names of the elements

Combine the assigned prefixes (Step 2) with the names of the elements (Step 3). For our compound, we have: - Di-Nitrogen - Mono-Carbide So, the name of the compound \(\mathrm{N}_{2}\mathrm{C}\) is "Dinitrogen Monocarbide."

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