What is the name of the compound #"SI"_6"#?
1 Answer
Nov 10, 2015
The name of the compound
Explanation:
Since sulfur and iodine are nonmetals, this is a binary molecular compound. A binary molecular compound is named so that its subscript numbers are indicated as Greek prefixes in its name. However, if the first element has a subscript of 1 (understood), the prefix mono - is not used. The name of the second element in the compound loses one or two syllables, and it ends with the suffix