Yttrium2
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Order of Lsting Nonmetal Elements in a Chemical Formul
C P N H S I Br Cl O F
so for CF2Cl2, how come the Fluorine is listed before the chlorine?
Why wouldn't the molecular formula be CCl2F2?
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Most chemists will write it either way. The order you've written is mostly important for binary compounds- it's chlorine monofluoride, never fluorine
monochloride.
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Quote: Originally posted by DraconicAcid  | | Most chemists will write it either way. The order you've written is mostly important for binary compounds- it's chlorine monofluoride, never fluorine
monochloride. |
Which Order are you referring to?
but there is a carbon? Not only this but there are two Cl's and two F's, so wouldn't it be dichloride,difluoride or something like that? Or
diFluoride,diChloride?
Can someone elaborate on this?
[Edited on 11/27/2015 by Yttrium2]
[Edited on 11/27/2015 by Yttrium2]
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I'm referring to the order you've written: C P N H S I Br Cl O F
I was using ClF as an example, not trying to rename dichlorodifluoromethane.
A compound of iodine and oxygen will be an iodine oxide. A compound of sulphur and iodine will be a sulphur iodide. An organic compound containing
carbon, sulphur and iodine will follow organic nomenclature.
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