2 fonmans UL Bipery Molecular Compounds "+ Charges are not used because they often combine in more than one way For example: © corbonmaaide oo, Coxon gi onide = Instead we use ystem 2% Prefixes tell how my ofeach clement are present in a molecule # of atoms refx # of atoms 6 7 8 9 10 A. Naming Binary Molecular Compounds dor mene Step 1: Write the prefix of the first element (tthe fist element is single, leave off prefix) Step 2: Writ the name ofthe first element Step 3: Write the prefix ofthe second element Stop 4: Write the root of the second element Stop 5: Add -ide score, grespreras. trichloride. nose Yrasolfuc hexafluoride sono Ginityogen monoxide B. Writing Formulas for Binary Molecular Compounds Prefixes tell us the subscripts of each element in the formula Ex, 1) phosphotus pentafluoride P F, Ex. 2) tetraiodine nonoxide I, Oq Ex. 3) sulfur trioxide S50;