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How do you name covalent componds?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

See the links for a summary of naming covalent and ionic compounds. Actually contrary to what these links say the method of bonding does not actualy affect the way compounds are named. Lets take to simple examples, FeCl3 and PCl3 the first ionic and the second covalent.

Iron trichloride, could be called iron(III) chloride (historically called ferric chloride)

Phosphorus trichloride could be called phosphorus(III) chloride, or even trichloridophosphane following latest IUPAC definition.

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