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How to Write the Name for PF5

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 PF5 use the hints and resources below to help write the name.

Hint for Naming PF5

We have two non-metals, P and F. Therefore this is a molecular compound.

Name the first element as found on the Periodic Table.

Write the correct prefix and then replace the ine in Fluorine with ide.

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

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