Question

Name the following compound: co carbon oxide carbon monoxide carbon (ii) oxide monocarbon monoxide

Answer 1

CO is carbon monoxide

Answer 2

Answer: carbon monoxide

Explanation:

`CO` is a covalent compound because sharing of electrons takes place between carbon and oxygen. Both the elements are non-metals and hence, will form covalent bond.

The nomenclature of covalent compound is given by:

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 element is greater than 1, then prefixes are added which are 'mono' for 1 atom, 'di' for 2 atoms, 'tri' for 3 atoms and so on..

So, the IUPAC name for
`CO` is carbon monooxide.