Binary+Covalent

A binary covalent compound is composed of two different nonmetal elements The rules for writting the chemical name for binary covalent compunds are: 1. The element with the lower group number is written first [Chlorine] 2. The name of the element written first int he chemical name remains the same [Chlorine] 3. The element with the higher group number is written second [Chlorine Fluorine] 4. The end of the name of the second element written in the chemical name is to be replaced with -ide [Chlorine Fluoride] 5. The number of each individual nonmetal element is to be written right in front of the individual element in Greek prefixes [Chlorine Trifluoride] mono- 1 di- 2 tri- 3 tetra- 4 penta- 5 hexa- 6 hetca- 7 octa- 8 nona- 9 deca- 10
 * when the compound contains a halogen, the halogen element is to be written first
 * if both elements are in the same group, the element with the higher period number is written first
 * **prefix** || **number indicated** ||

The rules for writting the formula for binary covalent compounds are: 1. The chemical symbol for each element is to be written the way it is [ClF] 2. The number of each individual element is to be written on the bottom right corner of each individual element [ClF3]