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How to Write the Formula for Diphosphorus pentoxide

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For Diphosphorus pentoxide use the hints and resources below to help write the formula.

Hint for Writing the Formula for Diphosphorus pentoxide

We have two non-metals so this is a molecular compound.

For molecular compounds we use prefixes to describe the number of each type of element.

mono di tri tetra penta hexa hepta octa non dec
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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