How do you name the compound $N_2O_4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-18T04:30:20

diazote tetroxide

Answer 2 · 2016-11-18T05:01:34

The IUPAC name for the compound $"N"_2"O"_4"$ is dinitrogen tetroxide.

IUPAC is the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

A molecule of $"N"_2"O"_4"$ has two (di-) nitrogen atoms and four (tetra-) oxygen atoms.

It is frequently called nitrogen tetroxide, dropping the prefix di- from nitrogen.

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