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What is the name of the compound Al2S3? What is the formula of iodine heptafluoride?
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Identify the elements and their charges.
Aluminum () is a metal from Group 13, forming a ion. Sulfur () is a nonmetal from Group 16, forming a ion.
Combine the cation and anion names.
The cation is named first, followed by the anion with an "-ide" suffix. Since aluminum is a main group metal with a fixed charge, no Roman numeral is needed.
The name of the compound is aluminum sulfide.
Part b
Identify the elements and prefixes.
The name "iodine heptafluoride" indicates the elements iodine () and fluorine ().
Determine the number of atoms for each element from the prefixes.
"Iodine" implies one iodine atom (the prefix "mono-" is usually omitted for the first element). "Heptafluoride" indicates seven fluorine atoms (hepta- means 7).
Write the chemical formula.
Combine the symbols and subscripts.
The formula for iodine heptafluoride is .
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