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a student wrote this name for a compound made of calcium and sulfer. Sulfer calcium. What is wrong with this name? Write the correct name for the compound.

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Answer: Should actually be Calcium Sulfide

Explanation: Alkali metal + non metal = salt.

2nd element in compound should either end in -ide or

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