Use the IUPAC nomenclature rules to give the name for this compound - SiO2. A) silicon oxide B) silicon dioxide C) silicon (IV)

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Tasya [4]

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Use the IUPAC nomenclature rules to give the name for this compound - SiO2. A) silicon oxide B) silicon dioxide C) silicon (IV)

oxide D) monosilicon dioxide

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2 answers:

zlopas [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-31T02:46:59+03:00

zlopas [31]4 years ago

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The name for the compound is, "B, Silicon Dioxide".

Alex17521 [72] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-31T05:13:39+03:00

Answer: Option (B) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

According to the IUPAC nomenclature when a metal combines with a non-metal then name of cation remains the same. Whereas suffixe "-ide" is added at the end of the name of anion.

For example, in case of $SiO_{2}$ the cation is silicon and anion is oxygen. As two atoms of oxygen are involved in this compound so, the prefix "-di" is added before the name of anion.

Hence, we can conclude that the name of $SiO_{2}$ is silicon dioxide.