Tetra stands for four.
So there are four chlorine atoms in a tetrachloride.
Four. That is the meaning of the prefix "tetra".
No. Silicon tetrachloride is a molecular compound.
5, one carbon & four chlorine. The prefix tetra- means four, and thus there are four chlorine atoms in a molecule of carbon tetrachloride.
Deca stands for 10. So there are ten chlorine atoms is decachloride.
SCl_4_ (the bounding underscores are to denote the subscript 4). The prefix on the chloride in the name denotes 4 Cl. Since this involves 2 (two) non-metals, you must specify how many of each element are in the compound to resolve the ambiguity. This is largely due to the fact that this is not an ionic compound where you can derive the charges and match up the elements accordingly. This is probable more than one may have been asking for. However, it is good to have.
Four. That is the meaning of the prefix "tetra".
In the compound dichloride there would be two chlorine atoms. This is because the compound dichloride is a binary covalent compound and these compound always follow the prefixs such as di, tri, mono, etc.
No. Silicon tetrachloride is a molecular compound.
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5, one carbon & four chlorine. The prefix tetra- means four, and thus there are four chlorine atoms in a molecule of carbon tetrachloride.
Deca stands for 10. So there are ten chlorine atoms is decachloride.
Silicon tetrachloride is the name of the compound SiCl4.
SCl_4_ (the bounding underscores are to denote the subscript 4). The prefix on the chloride in the name denotes 4 Cl. Since this involves 2 (two) non-metals, you must specify how many of each element are in the compound to resolve the ambiguity. This is largely due to the fact that this is not an ionic compound where you can derive the charges and match up the elements accordingly. This is probable more than one may have been asking for. However, it is good to have.
The formula would be AlCl3, which is aluminum chloride.
In the compound dichloride there would be two chlorine atoms. This is because the compound dichloride is a binary covalent compound and these compound always follow the prefixs such as di, tri, mono, etc.
Chlorine oxide would be a covalent compound, and not an ionic compound.
Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) has 4 chloride atoms.