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How to Write the Name for ClO2

Learning to name chemical compounds requires that you:

  • Determine the type of compound you are working with.
  • Apply the rules for naming that type of compound.
  • Practice until it becomes second nature.
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For ClO2 use the hints and resources below to help write the name.

Hint for Naming ClO2

Note that the Cl stands for Chlorine here.

Since Cl and O are non-metals this is a molecular compound. Therefore we use prefixes.

Note that we never use the prefix mono on the first element in a molecular compound.

mono di tri tetra penta hexa hepta octa non dec
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