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When naming compounds, which type of compound uses prefixes to indicate the number of

atoms in the compound? *

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Covalent bonds uses prefixes to indicate the number of atoms in the compound.
And example would be water which is dihydrogen monoxide, which means there are 2 hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule. The chemical formula would be H2O.
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