Question

What is the name of the compound CO? carbon dioxide carbon oxide carbon oxalate carbon (|) oxalate carbon monoxide

Answer 1

The name given to this compound is carbon monoxide, there is a single oxygen and since it is a covalent compound, we need to specify the O, with the prefix meaning 1.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is carbon monoxide.

Explanation:

CO is a covalent compound because in this compound sharing of electrons is taking place carbon and oxygen. As, both the elements are non-metals here, so they will form covalent bond.

The nomenclature of covalent compound is given by some following rules:

1. The less electronegative element is written first.
2. The more electronegative element is written then, and a suffix is added with it. The suffix added is '-ide'.
3. If atoms of an elements present are more than 1, so prefixes are added to it such as 'mono' for 1 atom, 'di' for 2 atoms, 'tri' for 3 atoms and so on..

Thus, the IUPAC name for CO comes out to be carbon monoxide.