What is the name of the covalent compound PCI_s? Enter the name of the compound.

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What is the name of the covalent compound PCI_s? Enter the name of the compound. To name covalent compounds using the chemical formulas and systematic naming rules. In naming covalent compounds, Greek prefixes are used to indicate the number of atoms of each element present. For example, CO_2 is called carbon dioxide. Note that the ending is changed to ide. Also, note that the prefix mono is usually omitted and when the prefix penta is added to a word that starts with "o" it becomes pent. What is the name of the covalent compound SO_3? Enter the name of the compound.

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in PCl5, there are 5 chlorine atoms hence it is phosphorous penta chloride.

In SO3, there are 3 oxygen atoms and hence sulfur trioxide

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