Answer to Question #156042 in General Chemistry for Sonia

Question

N3O8

Answer 1

N₃O₈

A. Compounds containing two elements.

B. The ending of the second element is “-ide”.

C. When both elements are non-metals, the number of atoms of each element is indicated with the 

name using prefixes. (mono (1) , di (2), tri (3), tetra (4), penta (5), hexa (6), hepta (7), octa (8), 

nana (9), deca (10) etc.)

 The prefix mono is not always used.

 It is assumed to be one if no prefix is used.

So , the name of N₃O₈ is

(trinitrooctaoxide)