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Chapter 5: Problem 30

Give the proper name for the compound \(\mathrm{NO}\).

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The proper name for the compound \(\mathrm{NO}\) is nitrogen monoxide.

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01

Identify the elements in the compound

The compound has two elements, nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O). Both of these elements are nonmetals, and the compound is formed by the covalent bonding between them.
02

Determine the appropriate naming rule

As the compound is formed by nonmetals, we follow the naming rules for binary covalent compounds. In these compounds, the element with the lower group number (or the higher period number if the group numbers are the same) is written first, followed by the other element with an "-ide" suffix.
03

Apply the naming rule

According to the naming rule for binary covalent compounds, nitrogen comes first, followed by oxygen. The name of the compound is "nitrogen monoxide" because there is only one atom of each element in the compound, and we must specify the number of oxygen atoms using the prefix "mono-". The "-ide" suffix is added to the second element's name, changing "oxygen" to "oxide." The proper name for the compound \(\mathrm{NO}\) is nitrogen monoxide.

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