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What is the best name for binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen

A . Nitrogen oxide
B. Nitrogen oxnie
C.oxide nitrogen
D.Nitride oxygen ​

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Final answer:

The best name for the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen is dinitrogen trioxide.

Step-by-step explanation:

The compound is named dinitrogen trioxide. Nitrogen is named first because it is farther to the left in the periodic table than oxygen. Oxygen is given the -ide suffix because it is the second element named in the compound. The prefix di- is added to nitrogen to show that there are two atoms of nitrogen in each molecule of the compound. The prefix tri- is added to oxygen to show that there are three atoms of oxygen in each molecule.

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A) nitrogen oxide, I did this last year in chemistry so I think this is the answer.
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